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Yet again, problems with both the online and print forms of the Genius Crossword. It would not seem to me too hard to ask the compiler to check over the clues to verify correctness before publication.

Obstruction has been removed for walking encyclopaedia
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Above clue isn't actually part of the crossword if it is still there later on.

I stopped buying some handicraft magazines because of the frquent mistakes in the patterns. Infuriating.

Just finished this and I haven't found any errors. Maybe being a layabed pays off for the Genius, they've got it fixed by the time I get round to it.

Just a few left to get in the SW corner. A hint for 15 would be much appreciated. I have the first and last letters but can't find any word that fits. I also can't parse 19 even though I think my solution is correct.

Hi Simon,

It's put together as synonym for 'second' + name of an opera + 'provided' backwards, and it is an Italian word (in Chambers)

I can't parse 19ac either, though I suspect we have the same answer

19a

First 4 letters is a plural for "individual performance"

Last 5 is a dancer missing a couple of letters as indicated

Thanks cmk. I'd tried that sort of combination (without much confidence) but not come up with anything. Got it now.

A-ha! Thanks ixion

Yes thanks Ixion, I knew it was correct but not why. Took me ages to work out the parsing for 23, had never heard of the first bit.