RTE Guide 25 Tuesday June 12th 2012

[Aelred]

5d A hum in hostilities (9) ?R???T?M?

[Mamyalynne]

Is that clue correct??

[Aelred]

Yes, I have checked and that is what is given. I hope the letters I've shown
are correct.

[888]

breaktime?

[Mamyalynne]

Hum??

[888]

Ha ha, I did it as "Um", like a pause!

[Mamyalynne]

ah

[fuzzy-brain]

Peacetime

[factor-fiction]

trucetime?

[headwreck]

The ' r is wrong in your letters, I can' t remember the clue across, but the answer to this clue is spare time

[dannyk13]

How does that parse with the clue?

[headwreck]

Sorry wrong clue, peace time is answer, answer across is in the works

[factor-fiction]

Ignore FRUCETIME- hum doesn't seem to mean lull/cessation.
The words "hum in hostilities" seem odd to me, unless this is a cryptic Can anyone confirm it's definitely that?

[headwreck]

Sorry Danny I was trying to picture the crossword from yesterday