12 December - Solution for the last clue and the next cryptic crossword clue

Take to task, one way or the other (4,2)
Solution – pull up

So the solution reads pull up whichever way you put it – and so is a palindrome.  I have posted about palindromes before here 

If you are pulled up by someone you are taken to task for something you have said or done – as opposed to being pulled over by a traffic cop!

Today’s cryptic crossword clue – solution tomorrow

Pay for another nurse (5)
Source of clue – NZ Herald

Hint – this is a double definition clue