Right on the smacker.
I’m so sorry - I should have said “run-down estate” and I should also have deleted an “o”. I’m not feeling 100% but it’s no excuse for my not double-checking.
Inoperative //run-down// estate patrolled by //gutless// Mark (7)
WORDPLAY
//run-down// estate [charade] = manor —> orman
patrolled by [insertion indicator]
//gutless// [middle letter deletion]
mark [charade] = dot -> dt
DormanT
WHOLE DEFINITION
inoperative = dormant
Pie Iesu Domine, dona eis indicium. (Sorry, sorry.)
Over to you, nfs.
