Crossword Genius

Speak pompously about knight decorated (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ornate

'decorated' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'speak pompously about knight' is the wordplay.
'speak pompously' becomes 'orate' (to orate is to give a speech).
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'knight' becomes 'N' (chess abbreviation).
'orate' placed around 'n' is 'ORNATE'.

(Other definitions for ornate that I've seen before include "Heavily decorated" , "Highly decorated" , "Elaborate, flowery" , "Lavishly decorated" , "Over-elaborate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Times.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app