The clue is related to the crossword title
To get crossword puzzle answers you look at the numbered clues and find out what they mean and what matchs the clue then you put your answer to the clue in its numbered space
jib
In most crosswords, a gp in lowercase in a clue means group.
It usually means an abbreviation and indicates that the answer wants to be abbreviated as well.
ISRAEL middle east(ME) country
To get crossword puzzle answers you look at the numbered clues and find out what they mean and what matchs the clue then you put your answer to the clue in its numbered space
jib
"clue echo" for crossword aficianados, wherein one clue is repeated later in the puzzle.
In most crosswords, a gp in lowercase in a clue means group.
hug, cuddle
Pref means a prefix, so "tetrad prefix" might be "quad."
Had a hard time figuring this out. It means spew! It was a crossword puzzle clue.
It usually means an abbreviation and indicates that the answer wants to be abbreviated as well.
That was the author's name: Noel Coward
Sol. is the abbreviation for solutions, meaning it is "short" for answers.
ISRAEL middle east(ME) country
Spare girl is a Sylph. I don't know why it is so. But a crossword clue 'Spare Girl' has Sylph as the answer.