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[davey b]

Italian salad leaves tossed in it are extremely good with snails D?E?S?N?G

[Baldric]

DRESSING

[davey b]

That was quick! Can you please explain the answer?

[Baldric]

Davey, I just realised it doesn't fit your letter pattern, it was what I saw as I looked at the clue, so I went for it!

[Captain2]

Dressing is only (8) but you show (9)

which is correct?

[davey b]

Sorry folks correct letters are D?E?S?N? which would make DRESSING right. But I still don't understand the answer. What has it got to do with snails?

[elliemay1]

Snail salad is an Italian gourmet meal.

[Baldric]

http://www.mygourmetconnection.com/recipes/salads-dressings/snail-salad.php

Looks good to me (not)

[elliemay1]

Yes, Baldric, that's the link I got but I don't know how to repost it.

[davey b]

Thanks folks.

[Qix_]

Hello davey b.

This clue is a subtractive anagram.

Italian salad (ie an anagram of ITALIAN) leaves (ie "is subtracted from") tossed (ie an anagram of IN IT ARE G(oo)D SNAILS.

The whole clue is meant to define the answer. This is sometimes known as an "&lit" or "all-in-one" clue.

[davey b]

Thanks Qix. Much appreciated