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I’ve heard of 23 but would never have known how to spell it. Even Chambers is uncertain of the origin.

Birder, if you fancy more Paul he has a jumbo cryptic in the paper-only puzzles supplement today.

I seem to have shared with geeker that 23a was FOI (and only one, for some time - 15d was second). I think I have come across it in books by Us authors?

chrise, 23 was also my only one in for a (n alarmingly) long time.

The first (and only?) time I ever heard of 23a was in The Godfather, when Mike goes to meet Virgil Sollozzo, and Clemenza says that their reciprocal 'hostage' (to guarantee Mike's safety) is happy p.....ing. 23a.

Ah, happy memories 😄