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ah! yes - see what you mean. I am sure my grid is correct (probably wnet by the defns) but I have spotted the 1a in the wordplay of 27d. I suppose there will be 5 more if I search hard enough!

Can anyone enlighten me on the wordplay for 35d which I am assuming is DANZIG - is it one of the 6 thematic clues?

Thanks

Hi don, this is the one that I am awaiting confirmation on from a fellow solver who hasn't had a chance to start this puzzle yet. I'm relatively new to doing this puzzle so I'm not 100 % au fait with each setter's nuances but for what it's worth all I can come up with is: D (Deutch, German) + saying "antic" (frolicsome as an adjective) when one has a heavy cold. I could be way off beam.

PS It's not one of the thematic 6.

Danzig is how you would say dancing if you had a cold.

Danzig= German city in poland

Cheers nelson, I did appreciate Danzig = Gdansk but think the construction clumsy if that's the intention. Added to that, homophones, in general, I dislike and think most if not all are regional or dialect depending with or without the complication of being afflicted with a cold. No doubt you're correct with "dancing" but with a cold or not it wouldn't sound like Danzig where are I am.

Agree with you ginge.
But where I live, in GM, we would pronounce 'dancing' with short a sound. So 'danc' would rhyme with 'danz' if you know what I mean.
Anyway, my parsing could be completely wrong.

Hi again nelson, I think your parsing of what was intended is spot on and similarly the first syllable would be OK here but not the second hence my attempt to get something that woulf "sound" right to me. In any event we both recognised it was an "attempted" homophone but if this or any other setter looks in I hope they take my comments on board and cease using such a contentious device.

Am I alone in thinking that the clue to 14A would be more appropriate in the Private Eye crossword? I was surprised to see it in the hallowed ranks of IQ.