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themadwomanintheattic

3rd May 2026, 11:19
Please can anyone help with parsing these?

24a: Please clap along with a group's finale (6) - APPEAL?

25a Unpleasant imp's trap cutting ferret and flipping duck (9) - HOBGOBLIN?

32a: Admission of guilt a little spit accepts after being rejected (7) - PECCAVI? (I know PECCAVI is Latin for "I have sinned", but how does the rest of it work?)

54a: Best kind of tablet in drink, originally effervescent (5) - ELITE?

55a: Call noble lady with lots of land (reportedly) for tourists (13) - HOLIDAYMAKERS?

33d: Slip in 28 Down [the answer to which was OPPOSING]? Check (11) - COUNTERFOIL?

I also take slight issue with 35a, where BARGAINS in the clue equates to BARTERS in the answer. These two words do not mean the same thing!
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chrise

3rd May 2026, 11:25
24 think of "clap" as thunder
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kirky

3rd May 2026, 11:30
25a yes
hob is the ferret , gob is the trap lin - nil/ duck reversed
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mattrom

3rd May 2026, 12:06
55a. looks like a homophone of HOLLA, a call + DAME, noble lady, + ACRES, lots of land.
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