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February puzzle:

http://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-WQdeO9wXEHZHhQNk5PUl9ENzA/view?usp=sharing

January solution:

http://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-WQdeO9wXEHZzE5a0JPb0JPRm8/view?usp=sharing

For best results, please download, open, then print.

Oops. No more rants about bad software. The wetware messed up.

February puzzle:
http://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-WQdeO9wXEHZzE5a0JPb0JPRm8/view?usp=sharing

January solution:

http://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-WQdeO9wXEHZHhQNk5PUl9ENzA/view?usp=sharing

Third time lucky? Too bad this site doesn't provide post editing.

February puzzle:

http://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-WQdeO9wXEHZzE5a0JPb0JPRm8/view?usp=sharing

January solution:

http://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-WQdeO9wXEHZHVjRVg2bHpmVXc/view?usp=sharing

Great stuff yet again syzygy, many thanks. Love the preamble re the grid entry for 1a. I also like 34 & 39 across, 9, 36 & 25 down with the last my favourite. A slight criticism re 17a but I'll save any comment or discussion until well after others have the chance to solve. Keep 'em coming, please.

Thanks, syzzie. This one was a breeze, but fun as always. I usually don't care for anagrams all that much, but 31A and 4 and 10D, though simple, are very nicely put (especially the last).

@Ginge & Aristo

Had tagged most of your choices as well. Also 29A, wink, wink.
Agree that 17A is not phrased correctly, as it doesn't seem to account for the O.
Had a ? for 29D, but a check in a few dictionaries explains it. I've always used the one-syllable NA (?) pronunciation.

40A - the parsing of "bid to avoid a suit" escapes me.

40A - Duh! Was trying to find something to fit, & remove, between the last two letters.

Just noticed the ? at 6D. Obviously an anagram, but what is the significance of the second sentence?
Will probably have an AHA moment in 5 munutes.

6D. Stud going out for red beer? Just the opposite! (7)

becomes: Red beer going out for stud

I think that's all there is to it, syzzie.

lots to enjoy but not very taxing although i still don't understand 40a.
thanks syzygy.

...or 18a.