Question 1

What does the cryptic crossword clue "Punished author who supposedly prioritised catching hare, we hear (6)" mean?

Accepted Answer

The definition is "Punished". The wordplay uses a homophone (sounds like). Sounds like (‘we hear’) BEETON, a reference to Isabella Mary Beeton, the Victorian author of Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management . The recipe starting “First catch your hare” does not appear in that book, and the origin of the expression is murky. The clue does say ‘supposedly’. The answer is BEATEN.

Question 2

What is the answer to "Punished author who supposedly prioritised catching hare, we hear (6)"?

Accepted Answer

The answer is BEATEN.