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strangelybrown

2nd June 2019, 18:06
Stumped by:
35a Notorious bar, mostly clean (6)
I've got p-b-i-. Public?
19d Order abroad to get discount (4,3)
r-l- o-t. Roll out?
48d Gift in bag a private secretary overlooked (5).
k-a-k. Knack?
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chrise

2nd June 2019, 18:10
48 KN(aps)ACK
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elle

2nd June 2019, 18:13
35a: pub lic(k)
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brendan

2nd June 2019, 18:13
48d KNACK (Definition - Gift)

Kn(aps)ack with A P(rivate) S(ecretary) overlooked.

19d RULE OUT - (Definition - Discount)

Order = RULE
Abroad = OUT
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bear

2nd June 2019, 18:31
19d rule out. Order - rule. Abroad - out. To rule out is to discount.
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strangelybrown

2nd June 2019, 18:43
So the definition is 'notorious'? Doesn't exactly mean the same as public, does it?
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malone

2nd June 2019, 18:51
StrangelyBrown, 'notorious' CAN mean simply 'public'. It's defined as such in Collins, though not in Chambers.
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