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1a Writer of prose can start to turn verse out (9)

I have C?R?????S

Could someone help please as I don’t know how to read the clue?

It’s an anagram (“out”) of three parts. Two words from the clue and a single letter.

…the single letter is indicated by “start to…”

Thank you

So what's the answer. It seems it ought to be an anagram of CAN, T ("the start to turn") and VERSE but I can't come up with anything.

When you are ready to see answers and explanations, the site below is very helpful:

https://www.fifteensquared.net/2025/10/08/cryptic-crossword-no-29820-by-pasquale/#comments

Does that mean one is not allowed to post answers here?

There are arguments about posting answers to Prize puzzles, but this one wasn't, so I could have given the answer. However fifteensquared is such a useful resource I thought you ought to know about it.

Does it have answers to old crosswords? I mainly do Times crosswords from the 1980s and often don't have the books.

It doesn't do Times puzzles - I think there are other sites that do. It has Guardian (and more difficult puzzles) going back years, though.