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will37

21st August 2025, 11:25
I'm stuck on just one clue:
18 Attitude about unknown majority of Elba is something possibly "screwy' (8).
I have _o_i_r_v. Any help would be gratefully received.
By the way, I don't know whether the double inverted comma before screwy and the single one after is intended or is a TLS typo but I reproduce it exactly as it appears.
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malone

21st August 2025, 11:32
Pozidriv is the name of a type of screwdriver, something screwy...
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will37

21st August 2025, 11:39
Your erudition astounds me, Malone. Many thanks.
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malone

21st August 2025, 11:50
Thanks, Will37 - but Chambers deserves the credit more than I do! I though the word would begin Po... because of 'pose', attitude and I thought there would be an X, Y or Z to fit the 'unknown' part. I've no idea how the whole clue parses (but that's pretty common for me).
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jono

21st August 2025, 12:10
POV, point of view, is attitude
IDRI(s) Elba
Z unknown
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malone

21st August 2025, 12:15
Jono, thanks for that - I was too lazy, after getting it right, to attempt parsing.
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jono

21st August 2025, 12:15
I’m reminded of a screwdriver joke (which only works when spoken) and goes something like…

My favourite screwdriver is the flathead.
Henry F. Phillips says his crosshead is better…
…but I say that’s just torque.

Ok, never mind 😂
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malone

21st August 2025, 12:34
Hah, nice on, Jono - though it did, of course, work better when I told it to myself (aloud).
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