Reviewer a layman initially on the danger list? (8)
I believe the answer is:
critical
'reviewer a layman initially on the danger list?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'reviewer a layman initially on' is the wordplay.
'reviewer' becomes 'critic' (I've seen this before).
'initially' indicates taking the first letters.
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
The initial letter of 'layman' is 'l'.
'critic'+'a'+'l'='CRITICAL'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for critical that I've seen before include "At crucial stage, or being disparaging" , "essential" , "Seriously ill" , "Looking for faults, or at important point" , "Decisively important" .)