Question 1

What does the cryptic crossword clue "Talking of setter's wheezing heartlessly creates unpleasant atmosphere (6)" mean?

Accepted Answer

The definition is "an pleasant atmosphere". The wordplay uses a homophone (sounds like). Sounds like (‘talking of’) MY(‘setters’) plus AS[th]MA (‘wheezing’) minus the middle letters (‘heartlessly’). Why the article ‘an’? Because a miasma is an unpleasant atmosphere – the UN went AWOL at some stage. The answer is MIASMA.

Question 2

What is the answer to "Talking of setter's wheezing heartlessly creates unpleasant atmosphere (6)"?

Accepted Answer

The answer is MIASMA.