tls 770

[pcoles]

2 dn. Stevenson lines for an exceptionally small child? (7)

V-R-E-S

(Not sure whether it is meant to be RL Stevenson).

[Christiana]

Versets. A verset is a small scrap of a verse, so I suppose it is linking it to R. L. Stevenson's a Childs Garden of Verses.

[pcoles]

I know this fits but I don't get the specific reference to Childs Garden of Verses or to "exceptionally small"...

..so I'm not convinced!

[Christiana]

Lines = verses. So because a verset is a very small verse it's a sort of joke, ie. an exceptionally small child would need A Child's Garden of Versets

[pcoles]

Well if that's the right answer it's definitely the lamest clue the TLS Crossword has ever had!