Turns up, for example, to study at Oxford, a bundle of nerves (2,4)
'a bundle of nerves' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'turns up for example to study at oxford' is the wordplay.
'turns up' is a reversal indicator.
'for example' becomes 'eg' (short for 'exempli gratia', 'for example' in Latin).
'to study' becomes 'den' (term for a study or office).
'at' says to put letters next to each other (I've seen this in other clues).
'oxford' becomes 'o' (this could be a standard abbreviation I've not previously seen).
'eg'+'den'='egden'
'egden' back-to-front is 'nedge'.
'nedge' put after 'o' is 'ON EDGE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for on edge that I've seen before include "Cliff-top walker may be" , "All agog" , "close to border" , "looking down at Much Wenlock?" , "Fidgety, nervous" .)
'a bundle of nerves' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.
'turns up for example to study at oxford' is the wordplay.
'turns up' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'for example' becomes 'eg' (short for 'exempli gratia', 'for example' in Latin).
'to study' becomes 'den' (term for a study or office).
'at' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'oxford' becomes 'o' (this could be a standard abbreviation I've not previously seen).
'eg'+'den'='egden'
'egden' back-to-front is 'nedge'.
'nedge' after 'o' is 'ONEDGE'.
Can you help me to learn more?