23D City To Trade? Not A Good Morning (5)

[Hilfwat]

I have D-L-I so it looks as though the solution may/must be 'DELHI' but I can't begin to parse it!

[Mamyalynne]

De(a)l + Hi

[Hilfwat]

Thank you!

[Mamyalynne]

You're welcome

[fortis70]

pretty poor clue that

[Mamyalynne]

Trade not a - Deal minus a - Del
Good morning - Hi

Works fine

[fortis70]

yes indeed mamyalynne i fully understand the parsing but i just thought it was a clumsy clue, personally i know not a soul that uses HI for good morning, even allowing for americanisms, it is hardly an english term for an english crossword. perhaps teenagers might but i doubt many of them would tackle the crossword, maybe i am getting too old

[fortis70]

poetic crosswordese licence perhaps!!

[Mamyalynne]

Fair enough.

[Hilfwat]

I agree with Fortis70 that 'good morning' does not fairly clue 'hi' (particularly without an exclamation mark). While I greatly admire Tramp's ingenuity and generally enjoy his puzzles, I find that, more than most setters, he can devise clues which feel marginal and a touch unfair. Perhaps, in part, a byproduct of his inner need to theme every single puzzle (although this not a themed clue).