Daily Mail crossword

[goodolpete]

Actually got this clue:
Five critics pay comic to drink gallon measure of alcohol (8,7).

 

[Crastney]

any letters towards it?

 

[goodolpete]

S_E_I_I_ G_A_I_Y

 

[jamesb]

Something to do with Immigrants, benefits or cancer...

 

[oldbloke]

OK now it's obvious what it is but I don't get the first half of the clue. Mind you I never do crosswords these days, let alone cryptic ones.

 

[abeyptfc]

don't get the clue but eventually worked it out!

 

[BlakenhallBrewer]

It's an anagram of the first three words of the clue :idea:

 

[oldbloke]

Oh right, does "comic" indicate it's an anagram?

 

[goodolpete]

Anagram of Five critics pay + g from gallon

 

[Algernon]

But the daily mail is all cross words, isn't it?
Despite my preference for other newspapers, I still had a crack at the clue - damn my competitive nature...
The G was a cheeky addition though... had me stuck briefly

 

[ohbeary]

Oh! "measure of alcohol"

 

[dennisking]

got it

 

[joe1002]

Took me a while, but got there in the end :thumb: