Re: Crossword - Thursday

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Thank you and good morning hlvp.

Just because I’m at work right now:

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A LEVEL
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Corrected below.
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1A
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21A
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hlvp wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 6:51 am 1A
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Right. So is 2D
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O LEVEL
then?
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6A
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DREAMS
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FujiKiwi wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:00 am
hlvp wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 6:51 am 1A
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Right. So is 2D
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O LEVEL
then?
EDIT: Of course it is. Parsing so much better.
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11A
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SET PLAYS
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hlvp wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:29 am 4D
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Bugger. My 11A is wrong then. Time for a rethink.
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FujiKiwi wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:31 am
hlvp wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:29 am 4D
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Bugger. My 11A is wrong then. Time for a rethink.
You're almost there!

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= pin-up
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tabascoboy wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:35 am
FujiKiwi wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:31 am
hlvp wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:29 am 4D
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Bugger. My 11A is wrong then. Time for a rethink.
You're almost there!
11A
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FujiKiwi wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:39 am 11A
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That's what I think

9A
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9A
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KERNEL
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16A
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= Prince Albert
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13A
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VEGETABLE OIL anagram
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13D "You must gather your party before
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= venturing
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Sorry, nerdy RPG thing!
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8D
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MANNIKIN
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7D
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= excellent
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25A
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LEDGER
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10A
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= reticent
5D I assume
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= serpent ?
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= deter
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= relaid
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tabascoboy wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 8:21 am 5D I assume
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= serpent ?
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PRESENT = "now" and reverse ("twist") PRES = "more than half" of it.
Hard clue to get without crossing letters, AFAIC.
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GuLi wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 8:43 am
tabascoboy wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 8:21 am 5D I assume
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= serpent ?
I'd say the parsing would be
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PRESENT = "now" and reverse ("twist") PRES = "more than half" of it.
Hard clue to get without crossing letters, AFAIC.
Good work!
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14D
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BLETHERED
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22D
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TIMID
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26A
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SIDE DISH
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24A
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REMARK Kramer <
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20D
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ON AIR
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17D
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LETTERS
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By my reckoning 19A, 18D remain. I have answers for them but cannot parse.
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CARUSO, HARRIS
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15D
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CREATIVE jazz fan = cat round 're' + I've
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(I)carus + o
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Double def - one of the 3 men in a boat, plus the island
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