Question 1

What does the cryptic crossword clue "Million is invested in China? Hear it provides fortune (9)" mean?

Accepted Answer

The definition is "it provides fortune". The wordplay uses a container (one word inside another). PAL (synonym="”China”") + M (synonym="Million") + IS (synonym="IS") + TRY (synonym="”hear” China is rhyming slang: ‘china plate’ for ‘mate’ or PAL TRY=”hear” in a court") = PALMISTRY; definition: "it provides fortune" The answer is PALMISTRY.

Question 2

What is the answer to "Million is invested in China? Hear it provides fortune (9)"?

Accepted Answer

The answer is PALMISTRY.