dt 25602

[thinklateral]

1d. They go underwater and come up glossy (5) -E-L-

12a. She was a copper, once, in Bombay (4) -N-A

24d. Conclude this tile is unlikely to yield (5) -N-E-

Thank You in advance!

[piggling]

12a Anna

[pbeach]

1d sleek
24d infer

[pbeach]

Actually 1d is keels

[miff wrights]

WIth 24d how does INFER relate to the tile part of the clue?

Thanks,

M

[pbeach]

Conclude INFER
if you add TILE this would be INFERTIL
(unlikely to yield)

[miff wrights]

Aaaaaaah. The penny has dropped.

Many thanks pbeach.

M