The origin of an old-ish phrase is discussed in this week’s pick of the best of the broadsheets’ cryptic clues
As usual, I’ll send this to the Oxford word-hunters … unless you know of anything earlier? Meanwhile, the subject of our next challenge is another activity with a “square one”. Reader, how would you clue HOPSCOTCH?. What lovely letters they have proved to be. GappyTooth gets the audacity award for the perky “Vin “, although I’d be hard-pressed to specify the precise audaciousness.
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