Scientist entertaining wife in Harlow? (7)
'harlow?' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.
'scientist entertaining wife' is the wordplay.
'scientist' becomes 'newton' (Sir Isaac Newton).
'entertaining' means one lot of letters goes inside another (inviting in, as for dinner).
'wife' becomes 'w' (abbreviation).
'newton' placed around 'w' is 'NEWTOWN'.
'in' is the link.
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'harlow?' is the definition.
(Harlow is an example of a new town)
'scientist entertaining wife' is the wordplay.
'scientist' becomes 'newton' (Sir Isaac Newton).
'entertaining' means one lot of letters goes inside another (inviting in, as for dinner).
'wife' becomes 'w' (abbreviation).
'newton' placed around 'w' is 'NEW TOWN'.
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for new town that I've seen before include "Basildon, perhaps ..." , "specially-built dwelling-place" , "Place for population overspill?" , "Large conurbation planned and built as a complete unit" , "Stevenage, for example" .)