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.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'fascinate first couple in eden?' is the wordplay.
'fascinate' becomes 'grip' (synonyms).
'first' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'couple in eden?' becomes 'ed' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'grip'+'ed'='GRIPED'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for griped that I've seen before include "Complained persistently" , "Moaned constantly" .)