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bharat

10th February 2026, 12:45
Please help me in parsing / solving this cryptic clue -
"Caught by local, mostly in the thick of tree (8)
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malone

10th February 2026, 13:26
Cinnamon, tree.
C - caught
(by) - beside
Inn - local (pub)
Amon(g),in the thick of ((mostly = drop the last letter)
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bharat

10th February 2026, 13:46
Thanks Malone for the help. I had the word, but couldn't annotate.
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malone

10th February 2026, 13:56
Thanks, Bharat. I opted not to give/not to try to give a hint - I'm seldom good at those when there are multiple parts to the parsing!
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bharat

12th February 2026, 07:25
Please help me in parsing / solving this cryptic clue -
"Poor and angry European ousting North American (8)"
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bharat

12th February 2026, 07:43
Thanks mattrom for the parsing. I got the answer with your help,
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bharat

12th February 2026, 12:38
Please help me in parsing / solving this cryptic clue -
""Peak of Everest at last, love!"—Millions enthralled by Instagram entry (7)"
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quisling

12th February 2026, 12:47
Looks like Peak is an adjectival definition. Two single letters, then one (millions) surrounded by a four-letter word for what you do when you put something online.
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bharat

12th February 2026, 12:54
Thanks Quisling. After your parsing, the clue looks so simple.
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bharat

13th February 2026, 12:47
Please help me in parsing / solving this cryptic clue -
"Not in favour of radical position (5)"
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