Dented container with beaujolais? (8)
I believe the answer is:
cratered
'dented' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are past participle verbs.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'container with beaujolais?' is the wordplay.
'container' becomes 'crate' (crate is a type of container).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'beaujolais?' becomes 'red' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'crate'+'red'='CRATERED'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cratered that I've seen before include "lacking a smooth surface" , "pitted" .)