Would cheddar, say, bring consolation? (4,6)
I believe the answer is:
hard cheese
'consolation?' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'would cheddar say' is the wordplay.
'would' becomes 'hard' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'cheddar say' becomes 'cheese' (cheddar is a kind of cheese).
'hard'+'cheese'='HARD CHEESE'
'bring' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hard cheese that I've seen before include "mousetrap" , "Che sfortuna!" , "Expression of sympathy" , "Tough luck (informal)" , "Leicester" .)