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strangelybrown

22nd August 2026, 12:33
37a Ancient American or European dons (3-3)
Age-old?
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brendan

22nd August 2026, 12:36
Yes. A for American and OR is "gold"
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brendan

22nd August 2026, 12:38
Obviously the heraldry OR for gold gold around E for European.
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strangelybrown

22nd August 2026, 12:41
Thanks.
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zinc

23rd August 2026, 17:03
A couple of parsing queries.

35d Very attractive on eg getting positioned in snapshot? (10)

Solution is 'photogenic' and I thought the route to this involved re-ordering 'on eg' but the surrounding letters would spell 'photic', which is not a snapshot. Is this just a red herring, with the clue being an &lit?

32a Cold fool on the counter, splitting up another dessert. (4,7)

Solution is 'rice pudding' and it contains c (cold) plus 'epud' (fool on the counter). That leaves me with 'riding' which, presumably, is meant to give me 'another'. Any suggestions?
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jono

23rd August 2026, 17:10
32a I think “up” means riding.
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zinc

23rd August 2026, 17:15
Ah, thanks Jono. And the reference to 'another' dessert relates to the 'fool' earlier in the clue. Got it.
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brendan

23rd August 2026, 17:19
Very attractive is HOT

Then ON and EG

all inside PIC for Snapshot

I think...
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brendan

23rd August 2026, 17:21
Off course, all this assumes the clue is an &Lit

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zinc

23rd August 2026, 17:26
Thanks Brendan. I should have spotted that!
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