Being hampered, made painful progress (7)
'progress' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their base form, I can't see how one could define the other.
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for agonise that I've seen before include "Torment oneself" , "Suffer anguish - go in sea (anag)" , "Labour" , "Struggle mentally" , "rack" .)
'being' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how they can define each other.
I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for wassail that I've seen before include "punch" , "Lively festivities; spiced ale" , "festive drink" , "Drinking festivity" , "Carouse" .)
'painful progress' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.
'being hampered' is the wordplay.
'being' becomes 'hand' (hand is a kind of being).
'hampered' becomes 'saw' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'hand'+'saw'='HANDSAW'
'made' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for handsaw that I've seen before include "Manual tool" , "cutting tool" , "wood tool" , "Manual cutter" .)
'made painful progress' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with motion as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
I don't understand the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hobbled that I've seen before include "Walked with a limp" , "moved awkwardly" .)