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john

12th March 2018, 10:57
28A Gaudy (4) N?O?
looks like NEON maybe?

29A Besides Player, G? (4) E?S?
looks like ELSE but not seeing wordplay

Two clues which might be linked:

22 Farmer ... (6) T?????
25 ...former TV troupe (6) ??D?S [not sure about these check letters yet]
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skyewalker

12th March 2018, 11:00
22, 25 Tiller Girls
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john

12th March 2018, 11:03
Thanks skyewalker for your speedy help as always
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aquarius

12th March 2018, 11:15
28A Agreed - can be used this way as a modifier

29A There is a golf theme this week - think nickname for Ernie.
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skyewalker

12th March 2018, 11:15
29A All I can think of is that Player, G(ary) and Els, E(rnie) are both golfers.
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john

12th March 2018, 11:28
Thanks guys - you always come up with the goods :)

Really appreciated.
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seamus, ayrshire

12th March 2018, 11:55
This week's puzzle can be found here:

https://ibb.co/fq2dcn

Interesting to see last weeks answers; 1A - PARNASSUS and 2D ANTHRAX. No mention of the fact that they don't interlock! I never got an answer to my email.

The Herald's crossword editor is getting worse and worse.
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seamus, ayrshire

12th March 2018, 12:17
14D Practical wisdom (8) - ?R?D?N?E - PRUDENCE or CREDENCE?
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sue123

12th March 2018, 12:29
I think it’s prudence. Stuck with 18a Acclaim “blastit wonner” (6) r?n???. And 21a Engine oil (4) ??o?, looks like otto? Thanks, Sue
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stevie gee

12th March 2018, 12:30
18a renown - from Robert Burns To a Louse
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