No, not enumerate.

 

Reluctant in army manoeuvring, 2 and 3 were overheard to have spoken (9)

 

There’s an anagrind, a homophone indicator, two charades…

 

____e____

The numbers are specific but not exclusive.

Regretful..

The answer may involve regret on the part of some, but no, it’s not regretful.

 

Reluctant in army manoeuvring, 2 and 3 were overheard to have spoken (9)

 

There’s an anagrind, a homophone indicator, two charades…

 

____e__e_

 

 



Edit: additionally, one (very simple and straightforward) charade is within the homophone indicator, and that’s joined with the other charade to form the fodder of the anagram.

Traversed?

Not traversed.

 

Reluctant in army manoeuvring, 2 and 3 were overheard to have spoken (9)

 

There’s an anagrind, a homophone indicator, two charades…

 

___re__e_

 

 

Getting back to those numbers… 13.

 

Reluctant in army manoeuvring, 2 and 3 were overheard to have spoken (9)

 

There’s an anagrind, a homophone indicator, two charades…

 

____e__e_

 

[anagrind] [charade] x [/charade] [homophone indicator] [charade] y [/charade] [/homophone indicator] [/anagrind]

 

 

Regretted..

No, regretted isn’t it.

 

Reluctant in army manoeuvring, 2 and 3 were overheard to have spoken (9)

 

There’s an anagrind, a homophone indicator, two charades…

 

_m_re__e_

 

[anagrind] [charade] x [/charade] [homophone indicator] [charade] y [/charade] [/homophone indicator] [/anagrind]

 

You have it, nfs.


Reluctant in army manoeuvring, 2 and 3 were overheard to have spoken (9)

 

WORDPLAY

manoeuvring [anagrind]
2 and 3 [charade/example: primes]
were overheard [homophone indicator]
   {to have spoken} [charade] said

   -> (sounds like) sed

-> (anagram of) primes+sed => impressed
WHOLE DEFINITION

reluctant in army = impressed

 

Impressment was the horrible practice by press gangs of forcing unwilling innocent men by violence and threats to be conscripted into army or navy.