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Thanks chrise. I got the answer but don't see how the definition works.

It's a colloquial expression for a woman (usually, but not always) going with somone of a considerably "lower class".

chris, I'm familiar with a less salubrious definition of 7: https://tinyurl.com/ykbabhvb

Gave up yesterday , still had all of NE and SW corners to do . Always find Imogen difficult , not compatible wavelengths.
Decided to have another try today and quickly made progress then another hold up but read the threads and with your help have finished . It was more hard graft rather than pleasure but I have managed to finish an Imogen prize.
FOI 19
LOI 11
COD 25 but thought 14 and 16 very good too.
Just one query I think I am correct in my parsing of 1d but would welcome confirmation . Hope you are all enjoying the
“tropical” weather!

Hi Dhope,

1d - is a double definition. 1st is "one way to control rioting" (and females I know have carried it for personal protection) and 2nd is "staff" (as a noun)

Thanks Brendan , yes I thought that was it, spent too long trying to fit “one way” into parsing! How dumb is that!

Thanks Dhope and not dumb at all, police use several ways to control rioting,

Finished, vrry early for us. Got the N E corner first.

Is 11 just a single punning definition? (Ie "not that kind of score")

Was puzzled by tge "u" of 16 until seeing explanations, and used CrosswordSolver on a few, including 13 where I input my 4 crossers as an 11-letter word and it came up trumps.

Where does the last letter of 27 come from? I parse it as 2 7 a phrase matching first two words, definition is last two words but ...?

Foi: 6
Loi: 24
Cod: 25 was clever , but plenty others too

Hi Pam,

Doing 11d is part of most music exams when learning an instrument. You have to read and play a "score" you've never seen before.

27a - 6 letter "people's" around 4 letter "show keenness".

.... 27a

I too initially got mixed up with the "keenness" thinking it was 7 letters - it was only when that meant the outer 3 letters then made no sense that I realised what was going on:-)