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Unfortunately not....just another typo!!

Anyway, I have now completed the 80 puzzles, 38 of which I can link the answers back to the clues.

I am now reviewing, for the tenth time, the remaining 42 !!

Next, 6, 17D: Hard work providing road road for use ultimately in journey: ANS: Travail

I get road / trail etc but the rest? Parse please.

Unfortunately not....just another typo!!

Anyway, I have now completed the 80 puzzles, 38 of which I can link the answers back to the clues.

I am now reviewing, for the tenth time, the remaining 42 !!

Next, 6, 17D: Hard work providing road for use ultimately in journey: ANS: Travail

I get road / trail etc but the rest? Parse please.

Journey is TRAVEL, replace E (use ultimately) with A1 (road).

Tnx jono,

Never thought of ai as the A1.

Next, and there are 3 in this next puzzle that have confounded me.

9, 9D: Buccaneer's revolting culinary discovery. ANS: Pirate.

I get bucaneer and pirate, but the rest?

tricky - think its RAT in PIE

Tnx Candledave, tricky and clever.

Next, 18D: Type welcoming up-and-coming wordsmith into bank. ANS: Category.

I get type and category, but the rest?

Parse please.

ROGET is the wordsmith (reversed) in CAY which is a variant of key I think.

Roget (of thesaurus fame) is the wordsmith, cay is one of the many names for small islands or "banks".

Tnx Jonno and ChrisE.

Never knew of roget.

Next 2D: Crown ensures Mitchel's land retains upright character. ANS: Tiara.

I get crown and tiara. Not too sure of the rest. Parse please.

Margaret Mitchell Gone with the wind. The estate is called Tara.