Fruit and exercise has to manage (5)
'fruit' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hinge that I've seen before include "hang" , "Moveable joint" , "door open because of this?" , "Joint on which something swings" , "What a door depends upon!" .)
'fruit' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how one could define the other.
I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for epoch that I've seen before include "Point in time fixed by some great event" , "Period of time marked by a great event" , "Period of notable events" , "A great age from which dates are reckoned" , "Aeon" .)
'fruit' is the definition.
(prune is a kind of fruit)
'exercise has to manage' is the wordplay.
'exercise' becomes 'pe' (Physical Education).
'has' indicates putting letters inside.
'to manage' becomes 'run' (both can mean to organise).
'pe' going around 'run' is 'PRUNE'.
'and' is the link.
(Other definitions for prune that I've seen before include "A fruit; to cut back" , "Trim - dried fruit" , "Cut back the dried plum" , "Shrivelled fruit" , "Dull person" .)
'fruit' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'exercise has to manage' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'exercise' could be 'pe' (Physical Education) and 'pe' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
'and' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for specs that I've seen before include "shades?" , "Instructions" , "what builders are doing?" , "Detailed plan" , "provider of focus" .)