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and rossim for reminding me to put in the letters.

and rossim for reminding me to put in the letters.

Evening all!

Struggling as I always seem to with the Jumbo Cryptic!

15d should help.,..

Will a chance affair with old historian to father daughter disappoint? (5,1,3,2,2,7)

?E???, ? , ?O?, T?, E?, ??S?R??

Very strange that I've got a two-letter word there starting with an E! Is 'MAKE A MOVE' right for 39a?

Leave A Lot To Be Desired

Are you sure of the e? Leave a lot to be desired?

PS...The clue for 39 A would help. Not everyone has the paper.

Thanks ab & Malone!

As I said, I thought 39a was MAKE A MOVE, hence the confusion. Now I'll rethink that one

What is the clue for 39a, please?

In reply to tgipaul2 and ab, it's probably solved now, but 39A was:
'Get ready in a big way - force one to set off'
Make a bomb (with 'ready' meaning money.