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Hello, Elle!
I have came across "for one/say" before, so I was not held up very long with it.
Also, I have just checked Anne B, and she has "say" in a sub-section of "example".
Thank goodness you understood what I was trying to impart!
It is a pity you don't get a paper with the puzzle in it, as that way you can see the answers you could not manage today, and learn a bit more.
But, no problem, you are improving and learning, like the rest of us!

Good morning, Rusty!
A rather feeble sun is just donning his hat.....
A pleasant early walk ....no high winds today.
The Egyptian goslings are faring well.
I hope the rain has stopped in your area?
I have a "free" day today.
I've a list of chores I "ought" to do, but nothing that I "have" to do!
So I think I shall start with a coffee and the crossword......

Good morning, Elle!
Rain has cleared away, here.
It is a beautiful morning.
I have been out and about and the roads seem to be clear of the flooding, now.
Good luck with your puzzle!

Hi, Rusty!
Bright and sunny here, too, now.....and not quite as chilly today.
Now......I have fared much better with today's puzzle!
Only two that I cannot do.....
15a: L?P?Z
and 21d: A?O?O?E
I cannot parse "trace" though, in 7d?
"Schmooze", apparently meaning "chat", is a new word for me.....
And I had to look up "rhubarb", as I only previously knew it as a fruit .....or "rubbish"!
Anne B tells me it is a "spat" (hence "dispute")
My favourites are 10a; 13a; 28a; 2d; and 24d.

Is 21d anything to do with not pronouncing last letters of words, elle?

Hello, Elle!
Great day here, too!
Just shows you!
I found today's puzzle very difficult.
Thought it was the toughest for me in a good while.
15,
Shoot is "zap" and the gangster is Al (Capone) reversed for La Paz, which is a capital city, in South America.
21, is a new word for me.
"Apocope".
Parody is "ape", flower (river) is "Po", and "co" for company.
I knew "schmooze" but have never used it!
I did not know that meaning of "rhubarb", too.
Think I will head out for a dander, soon.

Update, Elle,
Sorry,
I forgot 7d for you.
The University Challenge is the "Boat Race".
Remove neckwear "boa" and you have "trace".
OK?

Hi, Rusty!
Oh, I did find the crossword difficult, Rusty........but fortunately (mostly) "doable"!
And it was definitely much easier for me than was yesterday's puzzle.
"One man's meat......"!
Yes, I can see how those two clues work, now that you have kindly explained them to me....but I couldn't make it there on my own.
I don't know "apocope" , so I've looked it up..... but does anybody really speak like that?
I am trying to think of an example?
Re the parsing of 7d...the only "University Challenge" that came to my mind was the Quiz show, first hosted by Bamber Gascoigne, and then by Jeremy Paxman!
I never gave a thought to the Boat Race!
Yes, a walk would be nice....enjoy the fresh air!
Wither shall you wander?




Sorry, Chris, I have only just seen your post.
The clue is "Parody about flower company's final omission (7)
I didn't copy it out, as I knew that Rusty would have it.
The answer is "apocope", meaning missing off the endings of words.
I cannot think of any examples ....do people really talk like that?

Where I lokked it up had an example of "cuppa tea".

Hello, Elle!
The puzzle certainly took me much longer than usual!
"Apocope" was new to me, but looking at what the word means, it seems to me that most folk I know (including me) use apocopes in their everyday language.
How about these, zoo(logical), photo(graph), mag(azine), runnin(g),
typo(graphical error).
Do you agree?
There will be heaps more, I'd say?
The setter was hoping you'd think of "University Challenge" as a quiz show, that was his cunning ploy!
I did not get too far on my walk.
Got gossiping to a neighbour at the end of the lane!