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I really wasn’t on Paul’s wavelength this morning and only got 3 clues before coming here, but the hints here were just what I needed to get me on a roll and it’s all done now. Thanks all - I really appreciate this forum

Finished, with my grateful thanks for those hints on here that were not more obscure than the clues. I used to enjoy Paul but these days he gives me too much "guess from the crossers" and not enough "solve the clue".

Thanks, Rob & JS. Got it.
Slowly getting there

david w - I think all of us who provide hints are trying to be helpful rather than obscure. As I mentioned above I often find it hard to gauge the heaviness of a hint: I’m generally afraid that if I go heavy, on the first request at least, I could be spoiling the fun of the challenge. But maybe sometimes the person asking has decided that there’s not much fun to be had anyway!

Thank you rogissimo. My thoughts entirely!

No one COD, but I enjoyed 2, 5, 7, 13 and 18.
The always entertaining Nina-meister Serpent in the Indy today!

Hello everyone

Well I usually like Paul, but I'm struggling with this one. I only got two on the first read-through. But I've got a few more now; some thanks to the thread here.

I think I will need some hints if I'm to make more progress, or I could give up and marzipan my Christmas cakes, which I made yesterday. Could I have a hint for 1ac/9/23 I have quite a few crossers, but have been unable to make any sense out of the clue. 14d might give me an opening to the lower half of the crossword, so a hint there may help.

Hi roof
I don't think 14d entirely makes sense, but the definition is "it's said".
1a etc. is a charade: "Borrow" (5) "5p" (3) "settle up" (5), "poor" (4). I can't have an opinion on "children's entertainer" as I've never seen him!

Hi Chris

I just got 1ac etc by putting the letters I got into one Across. I've never heard of him, but hopefully I'll get a few more now.

I'll have a go at 14d

14d first two letters = no longer
last 7 letters = squeezed
whole word = squeezed (milk from human or mammal)
def. said