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http://dl.dropbox.com/u/62858730/Harpers%202012-06%20puz.pdf

Official solution for 2012-05:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/62858730/Harpers%202012-05%20sol.pdf

Oh Syzzie, you swine

I've printed it off now.... get the jacket ready!

Thanks mate, you know I enjoy doing the Harpers really, but may need aristo on board soon to finish it off again with hints and nudges in the right direction (whichever way that could be)

Guess I should have waited another hour, but then you keep ungodly hours.

Just started, & the body seems quite easy. Not sure what the "signs" will reveal. Haven't enough fill yet.

You don't have to do it tonight. Say the mantra!

I've started by looking for the names of the signs which may be the wrong thing to do at this stage.
I will put it away until tomorrow because I'm knackered now Syzzie.
Speak to you soon.
Night.

Definitely not that, from the crosses.
20A almost gives a name. I think I see it. Horrors! What are the others?


Caveats so far:

Preamble typo: the colon after "foreign word" should be a period.
The foreign word is not one of those numbers.

11A, 16A, 4D - somewhat American, but fairly well-known.
19D typo. Delete "S" in Wheel(s). Should be singular. Unless I'm parsing it incorrectly.

Less than 10 to go, plus the theme. Enough trickiness.

Mañana.

Oh dear, this looks seriously evil!

Thanks Syzzie - will see what (little) I can do.

Hiya Syzzie,

I've finished it mate.

Don't know what I'm now meant to solve after finishing the grid.

NB: The clue for 19D) is not a typo, it is correct to say 'Wheels'

Forgot to mention folks,

A few of the answer words are not in the Chambers. I had to check a few on-line by using my remaining letters of 'ONE "PI" COMPULSION' and the process of elimination.

19D) took me a while to suss out how the initial letter was come by, which has educated me with a new snippet of knowledge.

Thanks Syz. Will look at this later.

Thanks, Syzzie. Will try to start this tonight (busy holiday here). Les is up at all hours, and the shadowy peterm may even be in the shadows. And greedy kite. And you. And Wendy's joining us!