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Stuck on 11d. Old, upset, taken in by trick producing negative balance. I have T?A?E ?A?, And it looks like a business struggle that could produce a negative balance -- bit of a stretch -- but I can't parse it.
Could an old form of Upset be Adew? And the Trick? Clarify please.

TRADE GAP

aged in trap

aged backwards, of course!

trade gap = negative balance (def)
aged (reversed) - old ( upset)
trap- trick

Thanks. That's actually very good, isn't it? Never thought of Trap!

Glad to help!

I love that SCUD. it defeated me but so simple!

Hi, would it not be from Drove as in a crowd, "They flocked to the sales in their droves" day off being the D ?

My apologies, didn't see the earlier reply, oops.