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HI roof, and everyone:

23d - Does "5's" refers to the answer to 5A? If so, I still can't see any 'ground' there. Or does 5's refer to the number. I find this baffling.
Of course I've used other tool here but nothing seems to work (and I have all the other clues so am not missing crossers).

7d - The previous post on 'Nice' doesn't refer to 'crossword compiler' which is sometimes 'me' but I'd appreciate a better hint.

Thank you.

You should be able to edit posts!
I meant that I've used the tool for 7d - there aren't that many possibilities.

hi jenneralissima
5a and 23d are intimately related!
7d is the compiler, as she would be in Nice.

Thanks chrise. I'm still not seeing either. Rather than more hints here which might spoil it for others, I can wait for 225 and see what the explanations are.
Maybe I will 'see the light' later, I'll just let me brain work it in the background .

Donc. Moi, je pense que je sais 7d, but not how it is "local spot". My SOD has a few defs, but none of them are even close. Mai, que peut-il fait d'autre?

7d definition from Chambers…

noun (dialect and archaic)
A spot

chambers has "spot" ( as in pimple, pfesumably) tucked away amongst the other definitions. it adds "dialect and archaic".

Thanks, jono. Hmm, my SOD has 3 noun defs for it but none of them mean 'spot'. Wonder if I need to buy a Chambers as well?

Thanks a lot Chris. Got it. :)

jenna, if you're truly serious (compulsive?) about crosswords you probably do need to purchase Chambers. [Especially for barred puzzles like Azed, for which it's essential.]

I stubbornly do without, as I want crosswords to be a sporting hobby, but every so often I either have to go on faith (as with 7 today) or miss a solution altogether. I can generally tell when it's a matter of an obscure Chambers issue word, but the solution often escapes.

And I pass on Azed and the Chambers-intensive barred puzzles.