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jono

3rd August 2025, 01:02
That’s how I read it.
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geeker

3rd August 2025, 01:11
I thought the wording of the clue was amusing due to the juxtaposition of (Simon) Rattle, baton and beat. Although the wordplay was simple.
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mdmaylwin

3rd August 2025, 09:16
Well, it wouldn’t be the first time I’ve completely missed a point, chris. But I do try to read and respect all definitions of a word in any major dictionary. To describe Chambers as “wrong again” is, with due respect, something of an overreach, especially when the dictionaries I have access to all seem to agree that a secondary, more recent definition of the solution to 21a is one who is without religion (not to mention another definition as one who doesn’t adhere to the Christian, Jewish or Muslim faiths, ie doesn’t believe in “God”, capped up, the big guy at the heart of said religions). The definition you are insisting upon is undoubtedly the original and purest, but language is evolving all the time, English particularly so. Rather than complain about it, I always think it’s incumbent on the rest of us to try to keep up
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ish

3rd August 2025, 09:26
Enjoyed this. Stuck on two that im pretty sure haven't been explained here:
22d ...just cant parse
24a ..cant see that the definition is correct?
15a can't parse at all
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ish

3rd August 2025, 09:31
Sorry immediately found a definition of 24a that makes sense (ha ha)
Srill flummoxed by 22 and 15 parsing though!!
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davel

3rd August 2025, 11:16
Hi ish.

22d: Five letter word for kshock’ about two letter word for ‘on’

15a: Three letter word for ‘wrong’ about single letter for ‘with’ plus a.
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dhope

3rd August 2025, 12:17
A long struggle with my first Fed. Found the parsing at times complicated but enjoyed it in parts!! In quite a few I got the solution first, then had to start working out why. One or two I’m still not sure about but not interested anymore — has become a bit of a weary task. Back to the cricket - could be a tricky one too.
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davids

3rd August 2025, 14:09
14a - the answer is obvious but I can’t see the parsing, even though it must be simple as no one has mentioned it. Thanks in advance
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jono

3rd August 2025, 15:02
Hi Davids, “strip” is not part of the definition, “strip voiced” is a homophone for the second word. The beginning bits parse 1,1,2.
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ish

3rd August 2025, 21:40
Thank you so much Davel...honestly not sure i ever realised the 5 letter word for shock was spelled that way!! You live and learn!
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