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lindsey

19th June 2010, 17:05
26a - some weedy keck found on mound
D?K?

Is it dike? I don't really understand, but I don't know what else fits. Thank you for your help.
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terry

19th June 2010, 17:06
dyke (hidden in clue).
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lindsey

19th June 2010, 17:08
Thank you for your very prompt reply. Would you mind explaining it to me, though?
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terry

19th June 2010, 17:12
Dyke/Dike are alternative spellings for the same word, meaning among other things low wall,embankment,i.e.mound.
Hidden in clue means just that.
Weedy keck.
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lindsey

19th June 2010, 17:17
Thanks Terry. It does seem painfully obvious now, and I feel a bit foolish!
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