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Hi all
I'm unable to finish this crossword because of one seemingly simple clue.

49D, Edible seaweed (5), _ I _ E _

I know what you're going to say, the answer's LAVER and the I is wrong.

However the I is part of ...
51A, Definite and clear (8), E _ P _ ? _ I _
where the ? is the I in 49D because I'm convinced that 51A is EXPLICIT.

Any thoughts?

If you put EMPHATIC for 51A then LAVER would fit.

Thanks John, I did think of that but I can\'t see how EMPHATIC could be described as meaning \"Definite and clear\" according to my dictionary it means \"Expressed with emphasis, forcibly or strongly marked\".

Whereas, EXPLICIT is defined as \"plain in language, outspoken, clear\".

To No33.
if you look in a Thesaurus (Collins New World for example) you will see that explicit is a syn. of emphatic.