Crossword Genius

A home to weep over in Balkan country (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bosnia

'balkan country' is the definition.
(Bosnia and Herzegovina is a Balkan country)

'a home to weep over' is the wordplay.
'home' becomes 'in' ('he's home' can mean 'he's in').
'to weep' becomes 'sob' (sobbing is a kind of weeping).
'over' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'a'+'in'+'sob'='ainsob'
'ainsob' written backwards gives 'BOSNIA'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for bosnia that I've seen before include "European country, capital Sarajevo" , "Part of former Yugoslavia" , "Balkan region joined with Herzegovina" , "Formerly part of Yugoslavia" , "No bias (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Times.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app