I'm designing a crossword right now and am looking for a clue for the word "ERECS." It has appeared in a crossword before, but I'm not exactly sure about "ERECS" as "Sets up." Is there any chance "Erecs" is an archaic or alternative spelling for "Erects?"
I suppose I can cheat and say Common misspelling of word meaning "Sets up", but I'd rather not.
Answer
You could try cluing it as "Loose rock on a mountainside, all mixed up?"
Loose rock = SCREE
Mixing up the letters in SCREE gives you ERECS.
That might be a little too close to a cryptic crossword clue, rather than a straight crossword clue, but I guess it depends how hardcore you want to be with your clues/answers.
OR...
You clue it as, "Belonging to one of Arthur's knights", or "Belonging to Enide's lover".
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