Question 1

What does the cryptic crossword clue "Starts to read extremely tasteless Conservative homeless gag (5)" mean?

Accepted Answer

The definition is "gag". The wordplay uses acrostic. R (first_letter="read") + E (first_letter="extremely") + T (first_letter="tasteless") + C (abbreviation="Conservative") + H (first_letter="homeless") = RETCH; definition: "gag" The answer is RETCH.

Question 2

What is the answer to "Starts to read extremely tasteless Conservative homeless gag (5)"?

Accepted Answer

The answer is RETCH.