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myla

12th January 2020, 14:22
26A - Investigators given suspect lead (4) ?E?S. Thought of VETS but can't parse.
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brendan

12th January 2020, 14:33
Hi Myla, the abbreviation for "lead" is FE so I think the answer is probably FEDS but I can't see where the 'DS' comes from.
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rusty

12th January 2020, 14:36
Feds.
"Given" is "fed", "s"uspect lead is the letter "s".
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scorpiojo

12th January 2020, 14:37
..Investigator's? D(etective) S(ergeant)?
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brendan

12th January 2020, 14:38
Thanks Rusty, this isn't the first time I've stumbled on to the correct answer by completely parsing the clue incorrectly!
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cerasus

12th January 2020, 14:39
and the abbreviation for lead is PB,
FE is iron ?
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brendan

12th January 2020, 14:41
Hi Jo, I did wonder if it might be D(etective) S(ergeant) and that Myla had unintentionally missed an apostrophe in 'Investigators' but the order looked wrong.
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brendan

12th January 2020, 14:43
Thanks Cerasus, I have no idea why I thought FE was lead, I've actually got a periodic table about 10 feet away from me! I definitely need a lie down:)
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scorpiojo

12th January 2020, 14:44
:-)
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myla

12th January 2020, 14:58
Thanks Rusty. I had been looking for a synonym for 'given'.
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