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Hi Micky,

9a - "supply" as an adverb of 'supple' indicating movement (of letters?) rather than as verb meaning 'to provide'

Thanks, Brendan. That's absolutely fine: I no longer have any problem with the clue.

In fact I actually think it's quite a good clue, now that I understand it.

Thanks Micky, and I agree:-)

Thanks Geeker. One of my crossers was wrong. I had to 5 down my 5 down.

I started this morning Roof and similar experience only three in on first read through. As my son is here from Australia and we are setting off for our favourite place Lewis and Harris (Outer Hebrides) today I am taking crossword with me .It may take me all week to complete but that is ok.

I would say dhope, in my experience get the long clue on the right and the east side gradually fell into place. The SW then was a slog but once I got a few that filled in. 1d I didn't really like as a clue but I got it from the crossers in the second word. Then the NW took me a while. But thanks to this forum I got there.

Even looking up last answers still not clear on all. Where does policeman fit in 9 across. Don't really see 11 AC as a good clue. Saw the reasoning so get it but do you mean le for focus for talent. Very poor. Gave up and thankful to do a nice old Araucaria today. Guess brain is atrophying with everything else.🤣

Hi Snowwhite,

9a - 1 letter "uniform" + 1 letter policeman's back" + 7 letter anagram (see my post '41) - definition is "out" as in not 'geometric' say.

Finished.Came to the forum with a lot still to do, but the nudges helped with 11 and 14 (not parsed it 100%, seem to be missing a letter but near enough!), and with a few uses of CrosswordSolver we got there. I had to rub out my totally wrong 18: I was confident that "no sweats", even in plural, must mean "definitely", and I'd managed to hallucinate a "not" into the clue! Very clever clue when read correctly!

Foi: 22
Loi: 7
Cod: 2 is a strong runner.