Times 24978

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9A On floor, endless queue to go through cases (7) D_C_I_E. 23A 23 It makes you love to join the traffic, reportedly (7) _ _I_T_E.

[bibblebub]

23a philtre

[kinkajou2]

decline

[PuzzPuzzPuzz]

Can you explain how the answers work, please?

[scotman]

23. Philtre is a love potion or spell; filter(lane) is a method of joining a traffic stream.

[bibblebub]

9a floor endless = DEC(k), queue = LINE => DECLINE = to go through cases of a noun in grammar

23a PHILTRE = a love potion, sounds like FILTER which is a traffic signal on a road

[PuzzPuzzPuzz]

OK, that's great, thanks so much.

[roslyn251254]

Is this puzzle from the newspaper or from the Times Xword Club site online - there seem to be 2 different numbered cryptics for today - 24975 & 24978??

[bibblebub]

these are definitely in the newspaper

[bibblebub]

sorry, just noticed that the clues are in the paper but it is #24975