Did carp fascinate first couple in Eden? (6)
I believe the answer is:
griped
'did carp' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with communicating as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?
'fascinate first couple in eden?' is the wordplay.
'fascinate' becomes 'grip' (synonyms).
'first' says to put letters next to each other.
'couple in eden?' becomes 'ed' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'grip'+'ed'='GRIPED'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for griped that I've seen before include "Complained persistently" , "Moaned constantly" .)