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Thanks to Eclogue for an enjoyable puzzle, the only tinge of disappointment being we had to name the missing property rather than depict it - I jest, of course, I know that would be pretty much impossible:-)

I have parsing query with ...

5 Scots removed sport taking large number for money

It looks like a straight letter substitution but I can't see where "large" fits in?

Chambers says: N="An indefinite number, esp in a series (mathematics), often (informal) implicitly a large number"

Ah, I saw N = "number" and stopped there, I should have known better - many thanks Buddy, much appreciated:-)

I 'depicted' it with my face when the bad news was confirmed.

A very entertaining puzzle with a great endgame. Thank you, Eclogue - what a shame that it seems we only have a few more enjoyable EVs to fill two or three hours on a Sunday evening.

24 d. Cuckoo occasionally found in rain-hit environment.(6)
Have finished grid and end game, but stuck on this one. I have ern—- . Any hints/ tips would be appreciated

24 Joycie, the 'cuckoo' would be the last three letters of the entry (and they come from 'occasionally (good crossword word!) found in rain hit environment'.

At 16Ac I have a word which can be a monetary note reversed, making an addition which can be made to milk. I can think of a three letter word meaning "steep", which might be relevant (RET), but that leaves me to justify either ENN or NNE. If I didn't know better, I might think the setter was cluing to include some omitted letters and forgot half way through. I'm very confident of my solutions for 10,5,6,7, & 8 Down. I don't know, perhaps the 6 letters I have written in are a synonym for the first word in the clue, which I have been unable to source. Can anyone enlighten me?

In the latest edition of Chambers I have your 6 letter word is given right at the end of the second entry for steep.

Thanks Alwayspuzzled. You are right. I just didn't read far enough. I can now sleep more easily.