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Hello everyone. Finished this, but didn't enjoy the heavy reliance on deletions.

Please can anyone help with the parsing of 4a?

Victoria's help with delivery from new coal depots (6,4)

I have P - S - A - / C - D -. Looks like POSTAL CODE, which is a straightforward anagram of COAL DEPOTS, with NEW as the anagram indicator. But where does VICTORIA'S fit in? It looks redundant - if you take it away the clue would still make perfect sense. What am I missing?

Postcodes were first introduced in London in the 1850's when Queen Victoria was on the throne.

What is the clue number? Could it also be a postcode?

Thanks Rusty. I'd always thought postcodes were a much more recent phenomenon. No wonder I was baffled!

Chrise - the clue number is 4 across.

It looks like rusty's explanation is correct, then.

I don't like words in clues that aren't necessary, though.

Ah, themadwoman (etc) just beat me to it as I too was baffled by the mention of Victoria in 4A

I still think, regardless of when the Postal Areas were introduced, that dragging Victoria into the clue was what the 39 Articles call "a Work of Supererogation" : the clue was quite complete without her.

I have done all but two, but trying to work Vic in held me up for some time! A rap on the knuckles to the setter, I think.

I checked Victoria, Australia, too, but that got me nowhere, so settled on Queen Victoria for the explanation.

The setter's "Victoria's" is superfluous, I'd say.

Stumped on 27A
Experienced four seasons in one day, perhaps
I have -I-G-/W-T-H-D

Binge Watched, experienced four season (of a tv series, say).

Thanks malone.
Tentatively, I had 'WATCHED' but couldn't think of the first word.