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Re my @5:-

I've just watched a YouTube video about China's attempt to build a new financial centre to rival Manhatten and, to my utter amazement, the presenter has just called it "a $50 billion boondoggle" - What are the odds!

I've gone my entire life without ever hearing it and now it crops up twice in 24 hours.

Hi Brendan
Dare I say (as one who has been guilty of this) that your last post contains a spoiler?

I think Bren should be excused for the most welcome spoiler ever!

Well that was a puzzle alright.

I ended up stuck on 12 & 3. 12 went in first with a nice a-ha moment at part of the wordplay.

I've never heard of 3 before and it took a good few hours of mental guesses before the first crosser gave me some inspiration. It's not a word I know.

I love these puzzles, I get a little bit grumpy when I can't finish them but also when they're over too soon. A picky solver

Mainly down to the train journey from hell yesterday, standing all the way from Exeter to Paddington, arriving two hours late and only just in time to see the kick off, I couldn't get to this yesterday. I had saved it specifically for the journey too.

So I got to it chiefly this morning. Enjoyable prize thanks Brummie. Nothing exceptional here but a fun workout which like Brendan did take me a while to get going. FOI was 2d. LOI was 26a which the definition seems a bit off to me. Have I got that right? Nothing stood out as COD but I think I'd go 12a for the 'top of the range' usage.

Happy New Year all.

Late start today, enjoyed the challenge . FOI 1/4 LOI 18 COD 27 which I loved!
Delighted to see my favourite compiler’s jumbo in the paper after last week’s disappointment.
Hope you have all enjoyed the festive break and with all good wishes for the new year.

Found this one surprisingly easy and finished before coming to this forum, though with a few uses of CrosswordSolver. (Started late because we've been enjoying the belated Christmas jumbo from Maskerade, after being disappointed not to have a Special to play with on the 25th).

Foi: 25d
Loi: 16a
Cod: I liked 21a and 23d

Not sure I can parse 5: I can see two definitions, and it sounds like a "boring thing" but with an extra first letter. So ... ?

Any clues?

The first word is the definition ( the ‘s is just there for surface misdirection), and book gives a single letter abbreviation before the tool