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FOI 19a, second one in 6a and initially thought there might be a theme!
Took a while to get going but once NE cracked flowed smoothly.
COD 13d

Came on to check if the parsing of 16d had been discussed and you never let me down! A quick Google leads me to Australia, would this be correct?

Further to your comments on prize winners I was also a winner of a £15 book token for Everyman 4131 back in December. Happily spent on air fryer cook books.

Just read through all the clues and got nary a one. A second read through might prove to be my in. Am I losing it?

I first won the prize some forty years ago when I bought a gardening book with the book token. I won a second time with my friend about ten years ago, but since joining the forum and getting hints I haven't submitted any. And my friend in Sheffield died,

Hi Roof,

Two wins is impressive, not least because of the length of time between them.

If you're looking for a foothold, I suggest 19a and 11d. Both are long answers and should get you going:-)

Afternoon. An entertaining challenge this week needing erudition I only partially had, but all solved with some definition googling. Q however: why is the second word in 12 “answers here”?

Hi Adea,

The squares in the grid are either d.... or l......

Thanks v much Brendan. I’ve never thought of them being called that.

Quite a common term in crosswords, though there is some controversy about exactly what it refers to!

Thanks Adea.

I'm surprised myself by this definition in Chambers of the second word:-

"In a crossword, the word (or sometimes an individual letter in a word) on the diagram that is the answer to a clue"

Oh, well that clears that up!!!