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cockie

2nd March 2019, 15:01
Strange to find nothing her on in The Other Place by the middle of Saturday afternoon … can this be because there appears to be a problem with the Maxim revealed by the Across lights? I have, with one letter wrong, an apt maxim of the correct length. But I need two Ns and only one S, whereas the lights give one N and two, er, "esses". Is it me, or has Homer nodded? Or are there two apt maxims differing by just that one pesky letter?
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ginge

2nd March 2019, 15:05
Hi cockie, are you remembering the preamble about 3 hung over impostors? There are 5 potential (iii)s among the across omitted letters so perhaps it's worth which 3 you've allocated to this category.
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ginge

2nd March 2019, 15:06
Oops, worth checking.
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cockie

2nd March 2019, 15:35
Thanks, ginge.
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gitto

2nd March 2019, 17:10
Hi,

I have an item (11 letters) and a full grid, but for the life of me I cannot parse 14a. A HINT would be welcome. Also, are all the hangovers in the same place (i.e. in the answers)? as (i) clues appear to allow both ends.
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ginge

2nd March 2019, 18:13
Hi gitto, it's not easy to give a hint to 14a without making the parsing obvious. It is an "unaffected" across entry so wordplay omits 1 letter. If you need a further push post again.
Yes, all hangovers are consistent.
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carpox1

2nd March 2019, 19:39
Re 14 across: I believe that "Georgia" refers to the country, rather than the US state. I surmise that the letter not indicated by the wordplay is the fourth.
Caveat: I don't know how "to the west" fits in.
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unclued

2nd March 2019, 19:46
In 14 think hidden.
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carpox1

2nd March 2019, 20:21
Thank you, unclued - I understand now.
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carpox1

2nd March 2019, 20:23
Please ignore my first posting (number 6); it isn't helpful.
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