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jono

7th June 2026, 00:10

ethereal

7th June 2026, 00:16
Thanks so much once again. Very timely for a bright Saturday evening in Montreal.
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charlock

7th June 2026, 08:26
Thanks again Jono .
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nicoladawn

7th June 2026, 08:37
Thanks Jono.
All done except 11a. I’m assuming that it’s an anagram but the solution is eluding me. Maybe it’s a partial anagram? Thanks in advance…
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sealionsteve

7th June 2026, 08:50
Hi Nicola Dawn. It's an anagram - are you certain of your crossers?
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nicoladawn

7th June 2026, 09:03
Got it. Thanks Mattrom for the helpful hint and Sealionsteve; you were right; i had the last letter of 5d incorrect.
I enjoyed 5a and 14a today in today’s puzzle, which was on the easy side ( save for 11a !).
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barryc

7th June 2026, 09:10
Hi all. Well I’ve also enjoyed it, especially the Spoonerism (eventually!) but didn’t find it easy.
Still stuck on 18D & can’t parse the answer to 23A
Thanks, Everyman
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sealionsteve

7th June 2026, 09:22
Nicoladawn I can see why you might have got 5dn wrong - I reckon the incorrect answer fits better! BarryC, I also have 23 and 18dn marked as "not sure why", although I can sort of see how 18dn works. I don't know how widespread the answer is but in my youth it meant "me".
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simond9x

7th June 2026, 09:40
I enjoyed the crossword but, oh boy, the online software is rubbish. I spent ages agonising over 3d only to realise that the software had changed both the first and third letters of 1a, giving me an ‘R’ as the first letter of 3d. I’ve got ‘skip filled squares’ set off in settings but found three other places where it had changed letters that I’d entered. Presumably, as I type an answer in, it suddenly jumps to another solution (for whatever reason) and puts the last few letters there? It doesn’t happen in the Guardian!
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yevrah

7th June 2026, 10:12
The software/platform/app really is crap. There are too many problems for me to list.

More importantly, enjoyed this, loved the Spoonerism, 14d was very neat, (Yes the 'primarily' was helpful!). 14d my CoD.

Cannot quite parse 5a.

For those stuck on 23a. Receding is those whose hair is going ???? with a letter for temperature and one for lecturer I think. One of a pair in a fairy tale.
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