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Alan
I think you are missing the point. I have no objection to helping anyone, particularly if its a last difficult clue.

If you venture onto the otherside, you will see the same people keep asking for clues for the same crossword. A couple of weeks ago, someone asked for 10 clues in half an hour and they only had one letter in each. the rest were question marks. its noticeable that this happens more and more for prize crosswords.
I very rarely ask for help but I am always grateful when it comes.
So what I am saying is people should at least make the effort before requesting answers. Generally this happens on this site, where most people are really struggling, but not on the other side where in the end, others do most of the work. Where's the fun in that?
PHILIP

Hi ALL,
I have the fifteen letter answer, the the thirteen letter answers and I almost put Cartwright for 5 down. I don't yet look for any answers (anywhere on PC), bur I always seem to get any answers after long struggles - by asking for them here.
I have lots more to do than this puzzle: reading
the paper and watching telly.
However I do enjoy reading your comments here.
Be good.

What annoys me is that people don't want to put any real effort in to thinking about the answers. If they can't get it straight away they get on to AB. They can't even be bothered to check if it has already been asked. I've seen the same clue asked for 6 times.

I agree with Bees: surely the point is to stretch the mind a tad - and to enjoy doing so. The sense of satisfaction from cracking a clue (after sometimes hours of puzzling) is so much greater than that from 'borrowing' someone else's hard work. I've stopped looking at AB because I get so irritated by the lazy buggas.

I also stopped answering questions on AB some twelve months ago for the same reasons. Maybe AB should be renamed Another Bed-presser.

Hi ALL,
Got it done today. Had a problem with the 'y' at the end of the day (15 down) but changed it from
'ing' and it slipped together.
Good day.

It took me a bit longer than usual as I had spelled 3 down incorrectly. I was struggling with 11 & 12 across for about 15 minutes until I noticed, then it all became clear. Worst clue for me was:

19A Skin change deceives a city in Africa (8)

as the use of "deceives" shunted me on to a siding.

I also agree with Caravaggio that the use of "Island nearly" in 21A was very tenuous.

I think 21A is OK, sorry John and Caravangio (how do you spell that again?)
Island nearly is a near enough exact translation from the source language.

I noticed on the 9th that some body (who shall remain nameless) took 25 minutes to do it.
Why so long? Give up after a quater of an hour

terry,
Any chance of you changing your handle in some way to avoid clashing with me?