Spoonerism clues
The opening sounds of two words are swapped, named after the Reverend Spooner.
Named after William Spooner, the Oxford don famous for slips like 'a blushing crow' for 'a crushing blow', these clues ask you to swap the initial sounds of two words. They almost always mention Spooner by name.
Example
Spooner's embarrassed bird is a heavy setback (8,4)
CRUSHING BLOW: 'Embarrassed bird' is BLUSHING CROW. Swap the opening sounds and you get CRUSHING BLOW, a heavy setback.
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Solving tips
- Work out the two-word phrase in the wordplay first, then swap the sounds, not just the letters.