Peter out first on deck, totally calm abandoning ship (7)

From Times Cryptic 29556, 7D —

7D — Peter out first on deck, totally calm abandoning ship (7) — DWINDLE

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'Peter out'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'first on'
  • Operation
    'first on' signals a letter_selection operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'deck,'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'abandoning ship'
  • Operation
    'abandoning ship' signals a deletion operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'totally calm'
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'totally calm' → WINDLESS
  • Assembly
    D + (WINDLESS - SS > WINDLE) = DWINDLE

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