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Design on a side plate (7)
- N - - - S -

Could - they sit for qualifications. be ROWERS, have R - - - R - , if so the 4th letter in the above is W

The first is anodise - anagram

I think riders?

... and so the second is riders

AJT. Caught you!

Thought you were working on the hoax. ;-)

Thanks all for your help

Last word.

Try a Scrabble set, or one of the many anagram programs out there.

Z - remember,you do need to spot an anagram before you can solve it.

True. There are so many possible indicators, sometimes used as a misdirection.

However, that is the most common clue type, so I usually try that first. Especially if the letter count of nearby words matches.

If I may add my 2 cents worth to this and if it is the 1st question you are referring to, yes I did realise it was an anagram, pointed to by the word "design", I do not play scrabble, and don't have an anagram programme,