Cryptic Crossword clues

[DaveyR]

A cryptic crossword clue is posted. The person who gets it right posts the next clue and so on. I'll start with the following.


Rum cost is a balls up (7 letters)

 

[willow78]

Scrotum

Famous Hollywood actress and sex-symbol will save you from drowning. (3, 4)

 

[crescendo69]

The rules for solving for newbies are in here:

Cryptic crossword - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[willow78]

The rules for solving for newbies are in here:

Cryptic crossword - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

My clue was "double definition" - perfectly acceptable. I've been doing cryptics for a long time so I resent being called a 'newbie'.

 

[B_stu.kay823]

Fit out with an English witticism

 

[crescendo69]

My clue was "double definition" - perfectly acceptable. I've been doing cryptics for a long time so I resent being called a 'newbie'.

I wasn't calling you a newbie; I was helping those who are not familiar with cryptic crosswords, especially Americans. Your answer and clue were perfectly correct. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

 

[willow78]

I wasn't calling you a newbie; I was helping those who are not familiar with cryptic crosswords, especially Americans. Your answer and clue were perfectly correct. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

That's OK. Please accept my apology for getting snarky. Sometime after I posted, I realised I'd misunderstood your post but by then it was too late to edit/delete mine.