Cryptic food and drink

[Duck59]

There is only one tricky thing about the clue if you don't know it: 'duck' = O. Otherwise the clue a simple anagram. I can't even remember why duck = O, but it might be cricket again.

Definitely cricket. Duck is out without scoring. As I well know.

 

[Herbie]

I got it! (with the tip from Morning Glory) Thank you!

 

[Morning Glory]

I got it! (with the tip from Morning Glory) Thank you!

Presume you got it too Duck59?

 

[Herbie]

Looks like I need to brush up on cricketing terms

 

[Morning Glory]

Looks like I need to brush up on cricketing terms

Easiest thing is to look up a list of frequently used cryptic crossword abbreviations - its not only cricket terms that get used. I'm no expert on this. I have 'o = duck', committed to memory but often fail to recognise other abbreviations.

 

[Morning Glory]

I think that abbreviations are also called 'bits and pieces indicators' because they are commonly used in anagrams to mop up left over letters - just like I did in the clue you just solved Herbie.

Here is a UK list - I'm not saying its comprehensive!

Cracking Crosswords: Abbreviations

 

[Duck59]

Presume you got it too Duck59?

Yes... Persephone's fruit.

 

[Duck59]

Pretty much any word that indicates confusion, jumble, mix, etc. tends to suggest an anagram or partial anagram. One that comes up more and more lately is "pants", indicative of rubbish rather than something you wear.

 

[Morning Glory]

Clue explanation.

Fruit fermented German duck pâté (11)

This is a simple anagram. The anagram indicator is 'fermented'. There are lots of words that can indicate an anagram as @duck says above.

The answer is a fruit made up of the letters in German pâté (plus 'o' - which is indicated by the cricket term 'duck').

So can you make a fruit from those 11 letters?

Spoiler: Answer

pomegranate

 

[Morning Glory]

Get veg! Order ASAP and put sugar back (9)

 

[Herbie]

I got it!

 

[Morning Glory]

I got it!

Well done. I'm sure @duck got it too. Its a pretty straightforward one I think.

 

[rascal]

Asparagus

 

[Morning Glory]

Asparagus

Correct!

 

[Wyshiepoo]

There is only one tricky thing about the clue if you don't know it: 'duck' = O. Otherwise the clue a simple anagram. I can't even remember why duck = O, but it might be cricket again.

I read somewhere that duck was short for duck egg. But that seems a bit of a stretch to me.