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bilbow

4th January 2023, 10:13
Stuck on two:

20D Flash risible leader? One's into that! (6)

_ O _ N _ R

JOINER? CORNER? I really don't get this one.

9D Where Jack might end up sounds unacceptable. (6, 3, 4)

B _ Y _ N - / T _ E / _ A _ E

I think this must be BEYOND THE PALE (= unacceptable). Perhaps 'Jack' is a reference to the Jack in the sport of bowls... but if so, what is 'The Pale' in this context?
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malone

4th January 2023, 10:18
Mooner, someone who likes flashing (their posterior!) Mo, flash, One., in clue and R, first letter/leader of Risible.
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malone

4th January 2023, 10:20
9 D Just a thought - maybe it's the Jack of Jack and Jill fame, and he might have fallen past the Pail?! (that being the 'sounds' bit)
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jono

4th January 2023, 10:21
I think the first one is MOONER.
Flash is MO, risible leader is R, around ONE.
Definition being one who is into flashing (mooning)?
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jono

4th January 2023, 10:25
I was too slow. Malone, I’m sure you are correct about Jack.
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malone

4th January 2023, 10:41
Thanks, Jono. I just stuck the answers in without thinking when I did the puzzle, so had to have a little think to come up with any form of parsing!
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bilbow

4th January 2023, 10:51
Thank you Malone and Jono, those explanations sound spot-on, seems I'd got too hung-up on bowls!
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malone

4th January 2023, 11:15
Glad we could help, bilbow.
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