I Cryptic Crossword No 1390

[souxie]

1/9/13/17/24 Across, Month's intelligence, Ice returning now? Ugh, I may just need to get wrapped up! (3,7,6,6,2,4,2,10,2,6)


Many thanks in advance.

[bibblebub]

any letters or other clues that might give them?

[souxie]

Sorry bibblebub but I am really struggling with this one and the clues I do have are nothing to do with this clue.

[Captain2]

That's certainly some clue/answer! Must take up half the crossword :-)

[souxie]

This is easily the worse clue I have ever come across

[dannyk13]

We definitely need some letters.

[souxie]

??? E?????? ???T?? ??N???? ?? ???? ?? ??????

This as far as I have got, Will update when I get some more (IF?)

[bibblebub]

your initial letter count shows a 10 letter word and another 2 letter word near the end but what you have just posted doesn't - are they there or not?

[souxie]

Sorry bibblebub, I'll try again

??? E?????? ???T?? ?N???? ?? ???? ?? ?????????? ?? ??????

Sorry about that.

[bibblebub]

i have noticed that "Month's intelligence, Ice returning now? Ugh, I may just need" is a total of 48 letters, which is the same as the total for the solution, so could be an anagram of that but my solving aids aren't any use

[Lie-in King]

The English winter ending in July, to recommence in August (Byron)

anag - 'months intelligence ice returning now ugh I may just need'

[dannyk13]

Wow! Well done L-i-k

[souxie]

All I can say is WOW I would never have got that, many thanks to all.

[Captain2]

LiK
Excellent, but just out of curiosity, (assuming you don't know the complete works of Byron verbatim), how did you get from A to B in a straight line with this one? Ta

[Pullman]

Wow thanks for that LiK, I too would be curious to know how you managed that one

[Lie-in King]

Glad I could help :-)

Cap'n - I don't know Byron intimately that well! I counted the letters then guessed at 'the' for the 3-letter word, used souxie's 'E' & guessed 'English'.

The "wrapped up" in the clue hinted to me the weather's involvement & the rest fell into place eventually.

[Lie-in King]

"intimately that well" ?? Apologies - I'm having trouble concentrating as my flat resembles a war zone at the moment - new heating being installed & it's very noisy!

[Captain2]

Thanks LiK - I've a lot to learn yet.

Souxie - it'll be only a small reward but Best Answer for LiK please.