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OK AJT - successfully followed the instruction for the six clashers I had - I'm still left with a hard core of 4 clues(all clashers)which continue to elude me.

15A ?O?T?(G)
19A ??E?E?(V)
29A ??A?(X)?
18d ???(W)?E??

presumed clash bracketed - have I gone wrong somewhere?

Thanks
Ixion

Hi AJT & ixion, as you've both solved 1 & 25ac please could you give me a couple of pointers to the answer (rather than the actual answer)? I know AJT said it was an anagram but I'm struggling to see which words make up the anagram and what the answer relates to (apart from somwhere in the Home Counties?).

Thanks a lot!

Good morning to you both -sorry fot the delay in a reply, but I've only just arisen - first cup of coffee st hand.

Ixion - no, all the letters you have are correct. If you've already completed 6 of the clashers, you must know what you need to do? Simon G -the anagram is se (home counties) and petitfrenchfield. But I don't know how Ixion found it, but for me it didn't tell me what to do - you have to decide that.

Good luck

Thanks AJT, if I can presume on your time a little more - am I looking for a phrase that means "Find a mean"? I assume "marshall" is the anagram indicator?

Thanks again.

Yes, that's more or less what I was considering. I was lucky, in that the third word came immediately to mind, then, as they say, the rest was easy. BUT you then still have to decide what to do with the clashes.

Thanks again, AJT. I've now got 1 & 25ac so just need to understand what it means!

Exactly - My train of thought went - put both in the square with a diagonal, then, no you can't type that in. So I don't really know if what I have done is tight, but it seemed to work. Sorry, if this sounds too enigmatic.

Here's a hint - produced by the second cup of coffee - the words that you enter must be proper words

Thanks for the hint, AJT... I did wonder about that... also wondered if the method was to find the letter that sits halfway between the two in conflict as that would seem to fit the preamble.

Once I solve some of the clues and find a conflict, hopefully it will become a little clearer...

I thought about the halfway solution, but it didn't produce words - that's why I don't think it's a good instruction. I found Chambers Word Wizards a great help =- that's another hint.