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12a: canine ?

ca (t) - cat without tail ie minus 't'
nine - muses

but cannot see the definition?

3, Jimmie.

12a I think the whole clue is the definition.(jokingly...
Canine muses on chasing Manx cat )

So is this what you would call an " & lit" clue?
I never understand these!

It seems to be a sort of &lit clue, and because of the ? at the end, indicating a joke ?

Okay..... I'm glad I arrived at the correct answer , even if I was missing the "& lit" bit!

Yes, good one, Elle

I like the "Thisbe " clue better!!
I knew there was a good reason for reading all that Shakespeare at school!

Yes, two good solves there. Midsummer Night's Dream was the first play we acted at Junior school, age 8 ! It was fun as we had a very enthusiastic teacher

We never actually "acted!
Just read the parts we were given, sitting at our desks.
I rather enjoyed it though - I think using one's voice alone, made one less self- conscious than if we had been standing about , trying to "act"!