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Malone

Yes, some cleaners are highly sought-after and well-paid. A friend pays her cleaner £40 for 2 hours, which seems excessive, but the cleaner has plenty of work.

JIgjag

If you had asked me that, I would have asked you to explain what you mean.

Malone Paul

Re the other thread ,I thought anorexic was OK, and I liked "mod" and we have a rocker today, though I have not solved it yet. Nor have I got the Romeo clue but no doubt it involves SA/IT.

Jigjag,

I had only a moment or two musing on 'anorexic', it didn't bother me unduly. Romeo's not got IT or SA today...

jigjag

Done it but there were 2 hidden clues. Paul said recently you cant have that.

Thought the golf course clue was wrong as the person is 6 letters not 5 which is something else

Lot of sex in it today.

This is just a moan - and as it relates to one of today's prize puzzles, it'd be better not to give the answer.


Reported error in puzzle (5).


It's definitely NOT reported anywhere near me!

Malone

If the homophone words are 4 and 5 letters, I pronounce them exactly the same!

Jigjag

Thanks. They are - and I knew there would be many PU members who would pronounce them exactly the same. I'm also sure that there are huge swathes of the country where people would be bewildered by this! From a quick read-through in Chambers, the homophone is nowhere near as certain as in other (sometimes disputed ) words. Just out of curiosity, would these all sound the same to you?....
Saw Sore
Maw More
Caw Core

Just looked in.
I think you must be discussing Floor and Flaw!
I think we've been there before!

Rossim,

Yes, I've been faced with 'flaw' and 'floor' before (befaw?) ... and grimace every single time. I was happy set my moan down in writing and then get back to non-contentious clues.

Flaw (homophone) floor.

I suspect that most setters are of that ever popular breed: white middle class males speaking Received Pronunciation. Just like me, in fact. 😑