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I think it might be protein. Called indicates a homophone, then “pro” is for, and “tein” sounds like teen, youngster, the definition being “some food, essentially”

Looks good to me, Quisling.

Bharat, as a tip, never overlook “for”. If it wasn’t needed as wordplay then it wouldn’t be there!

Quisling, Bharat, anyone. I don't like this clue very much - only because the 'called', sounds like, doesn't relate at all to the next word, but the one after. Pro, for, is fine, of course - but putting 'called' in front of that means I found it on the clunky side.

Malone, I agree. I think “In favour of so-called youngster delivering food, essentially” would have read better, because pro is not part of the homophone. That’s if I even have the right answer!

Quisling, thanks - the more I looked at the clue, the less I liked the 'called' part! I felt as if the clue had been put together, assembled, using bits of crossword knowledge, but with no elegance or fun.

Please help me in parsing/ solving this cryptic clue -
"Country recalled society of universal observers to dig treasure (7)"

This thread has developed a glitch where the answer numbers go out of kilter, and the first post on a new page is not visible until a second one is added.

I will start a new thread next time. As the last one in this series please help me parsing this clue - "Country recalled society of universal observers to dig treasure (7)"

can it be UNEARTH?, country is EARTH, society of universal observers is UN, to dig treasure is UNEARTH?