Father, regularly sozzled, stopped suddenly (5)

From Times Cryptic 29536, 22D —

22D — Father, regularly sozzled, stopped suddenly (5) — FROZE

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'stopped suddenly'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'regularly'
  • Operation
    'regularly' signals a letter_selection operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'sozzled,'
  • Abbreviation
    Abbreviations spotted: 'Father,' → FR
  • Assembly
    FR + OZE = FROZE

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