DA Confusion (from the 16th of January)

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DA Confusion (from the 16th of January)

22 down: Management spot vamp blowing kiss (5)

And in what must also be a first, there's only one clue I can't figure out. I figured management spot = admin, but I don't even know where to begin for an explanation.

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NC
January 19th, 2009 - 02:43

“minx n. A girl or young woman who is considered pert, flirtatious, or impudent. Obsolete. A promiscuous woman” from answers.com

So, spot = ad, vamp blowing kiss = minx (minus the x), hence spot vamp blowing kiss = ADMIN = management.
NC
January 19th, 2009 - 02:46

One of my many confusions is 16A (TIBERIUS). I guessed that’s what it must be from the cross clues, but I have no idea why.
AS
January 19th, 2009 - 03:21

Minx! But of course.

The Tiberius clue is actually quite difficult.

Tiberius = Emperor, liable to scrap odds = ibe, race beginning = r, case = suit, case of retirement = tius so that liable to scrap odds before race beginning in case of retirement = tiberius = emperor.
NC
January 19th, 2009 - 18:10

Yes, that is hard. I don’t think I would ever have thought of case=suit.
RB
February 25th, 2009 - 06:47

I think the justification for suit=case is in the legal meaning (lawsuit).