Question 1

What does the cryptic crossword clue "Podcast’s studied expensive target of hunters? (3,4)" mean?

Accepted Answer

The wordplay uses a homophone (sounds like). Sounds like (podcast) of read (studied) dear (expensive) – I remembered that there was pretty recent discussion of ‘podcast’ as a ‘sounds like’ indicator, the first time I’d come across it, but it took a few minutes to find: it was, in fact, in the Christmas Eve offering from this same setter The answer is REDDEER.

Question 2

What is the answer to "Podcast’s studied expensive target of hunters? (3,4)"?

Accepted Answer

The answer is REDDEER.