Supernumerary actors looking gloomy on a rainy day (8)
I believe the answer is:
overcast
'a rainy day' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both states of affairs as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'supernumerary actors looking gloomy on' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'actors' could be 'cast' (group of actors) and 'cast' is found in the answer.
'on' could be 'over' (over can mean on top of) and 'over' is located in the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for overcast that I've seen before include "The sky covered by dark clouds" , "Cloud-covered" , "State of the sky when it is covered by clouds" , "(Of sky) cloudy, dull" , "Overacts, being gloomy" .)