Sunday Times Cryptic 4645 Sunday June 7Th 2015

[chardon713]

Your help in explaining 19a please.
Clue : Musical tenor quits? Could be me? (3,7)
Answer : Cat Stevens
musical = cats
tenor = t
quits = evens
But .... how does the rest of the clue (could be me) work?

[LGP]

quits is also evens so cat s t evens

[LGP]

Sorry no helpful I did not have the whole text on my screen. will ponder on!

[chardon713]

OK ... I get that part, but I don't see how the "could be me" is working

[LGP]

I think 'could be me' is just indicate that the answer is someone's name!

[chardon713]

I've been pondering further .. based on"me" being the crossword setter and Cat Stevens being a song writer

So the straight clue is pointing towards one who sets down words?

[LGP]

I think you have the rights of it well done!

[Svejk]

And Cat Stevens quit singing. (for 20 years *app)
*Isn't it awful around here, if you don't add approximately, half a dozen people jump on you to prove your wrong. Usually the same half dozen.

[Svejk]

^quick) you're. lol.

[scorpiojo]

The correct abbreviation is approx. ;o)

[aelmpvw]

cats evens
cats = musical, t = tenor, evens = quits

[aelmpvw]

cats t evens

[aelmpvw]

sorry, just seen you'd answered your own question :-)

[Medwaygirl]

His name is Tom.

[mrandiegow]

Mr. Stevens wrote a song "If you want to sing out, sing out" which contains the line... "And if you want to be me, be me".
I'd call THAT obscure.