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[pbeach]

13d That's what's wrong, he snarls (6),
The answer is Matter - But why?

[kayakamina]

Do you have any letters in place ?

Could be RANTER

[Tenter]

?a?t?r I've put Ranter but don't see why

[BigDave44]

Hi Paul - I didn't like it either. I think it's snarl -> tangle -> mat

For K - ?A?T?R - We both do this online, so we know the answer "matter" is "correct"

[pbeach]

No the answer is definitely MATTER, because I do the crossword online, a number of possible solutions to this seemed more possible including ranter etc....
The letters I had were ?A?T?R

[kayakamina]

Thanks Dave.

That's the sort of clue that made me lose patience with the Telegraph!

[pbeach]

K - yep this seems to be one really bad clue and answer. If anybody else has any better ideas about this - other than BigDave it would be appreciated :-)
I guess we could complain to the crossword editor at the DT, but I believe she was fired recently.

[BigDave44]

Found this !!

"Revenge is supposedly best served cold, but for Kate Fassett, freshly sacked crossword editor of 'The Daily Telegraph', her last clues were too good a chance to miss.

Three down in Friday's puzzle reads, "Get rid of The Tel. Editor? Some would appear upset!"

Answer: Delete. Bravo!"

[Schutzengel]

Explaining why the answer is - Matter.

If someone asked a person what was wrong, that person may reply very angrily, along the lines of " That's what's the matter", pointing at an expensive crystal vase smashed to bits on the floor. Sorry it's a bit of a long-winded explanation, but this definition of what is wrong is frequently used in the North West of England.

[Lie-in King]

May I?..(Still a bit loose, though...)

A 'Mat' is "...a closely interwoven or tangled mass..." -
A 'Snarl' is "...a tangle; a knot...", so -

Could a 'Snarler' also be a 'Matter' (?)

[Totterdown]

I thought along the same lines as Lie-in King. Double meaning - i.e. "what's the MATTER" and someone who snarls is a MATTER (someone who matts things up, snarls). A bit of a dubious clue, but that must be the answer.

[dwil]

How do you know the answer's right if you do it online?

[BigDave44]

Because the site won't accept the answer until you get it right !!

I didn't think the wordplay was much trouble once you knew the answer, it was getting there in the first place.! I had several goes, and only tried matter because I got mat as a synonym for snarl, and was surprised when it was accepted.

[lynbrown]

How do you do it online? Just go into Sunday telegraph?

[pbeach]

http://www.cluedup.telegraph.co.uk/site/index. php