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sandyw

21st April 2011, 13:03
I'm finding this a real slog today and would dearly love some advice or tips.
28 A. Old jacket potato's last bit - serve beer around it (9) p----o--s
(I'm not certain the 'p' is correct)
3 D. English smart set's suits (5) e----
(I've thought of 'elite' but don't see how it fits with 'suits'.)
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sudokulover

21st April 2011, 13:29
28a last letter from potato , synonym for "serve an amount of beer" round it - defn jacket
3d defn - type of suit (plural)

Well done AJT on your recent Spectator win - I came back from holiday to an email saying I had won The Times March Monthly crossword - £100!!
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tony

21st April 2011, 13:31
28a Your P is correct but not your S (think pint for beer)

3d E + word for fashionable.

(Also similar to a Public School)
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sandyw

21st April 2011, 13:45
Thanks, you two - got 3Down.Working on 28 A.
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sandyw

21st April 2011, 13:57
Got 28Acros now too - the pointers helped!
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joan

21st April 2011, 14:14
Can anyone tell me if I've gone wrong with 24 Down?
Geological mass found in swamps,lakes and earth (8) r--t-cle
I've scoured dictionaries and have cpme up with nothing!
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tony

21st April 2011, 14:30
Joan your R is wrong!

Starts with L
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joan

21st April 2011, 14:35
Thanks - I worked that out when I was suddenly able to solve the quotation! Have now only got a couple of the unclued words to get.
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peterm

21st April 2011, 19:30
All done, but I don't understand the wordplay for 22ac. There are only 2 unchecked letters, so I can guess what they are (assuming the definition is "sensed"), but why?

PS Welcome back sudokulover and congrats on your win.
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sudokulover

21st April 2011, 19:32
I think the first 5 letters are sensed with the "ed" bit meaning Doc as in a speccie editor. Defn - really heated up.
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