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Matakari | 08:12 Fri 16th Jul 2021 | Crosswords
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Good day, what a brain warper this week! Help, answers/hints would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

ACROSS:
15 Believer in divine wisdom shows photo she shot (8) : T?????P?
18 Aviator Sully crosses Ireland endlessly (7 : ????I??
29 Old rhino close to hen in farm (4) :??E?
32 Artificial leg only Papa sports (5) : ??D??
38 Fishes leaping the weirs (6) : ???TH?
41 Twice present in Utopia? (7) : ?O?????

DOWN:
3 Ravel lead-ins went lentissimo (7) : ??AI?E? ( PLAITED ) ?
6 Native of Japan erected tower for storing mayonnaises (6) : ?I????
8 Brutal lout ducks after climbing fence (5) : ?A???
25 Pancake smuggler builds a little fire (8) : ???M??A?
26 Expert female first put on the best cosmetic (9, two wds) : ???E??T??
37 More mousey mouse is nameless (5) : ??I??
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41 Now here (twice present)
That's some list!
37. Shier, more mousey. Shiner, mouse, black eye, loses the N.
26 Face Cream F Ace Cream
8 Yahoo
37 Shi(n - ame) er. Mouse is another word for a black eye.
15 Theosoph anag photo she
3 Snailed, went slowly, anagram.
18.Bleriot - eri(n) inside blot(sully)
8 Yahoo - hay (fence) + 00 (ducks)
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Many thanks, all, I just got 6d and 1a, and I expect the rest will fall neatly in place from here on...
Thanks, Matakari. There's been a lot of help given on the theme, I expect you have seen that.
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Thanks again! Help with the following from the list should see me through:
ACROSS:
29 Old rhino close to hen in farm (4) :??E?
32 Artificial leg only Papa sports (5) : ??D??
38 Fishes leaping the weirs (6) : ???TH?
DOWN:
25 Pancake smuggler builds a little fire (8) : ???M??A?
You have mistakes in all bar 38.
would 25 down be Flimflam?
Johnpiper, no - 25 is Flammule.
They're quite obscure -
29 - 'rhino' is slang for money - the farm is French and the answer is an alt. sp. of the Greek 'mina'.
32 - 'P(apa)' + anag 'nylon'.
38 - 'fish' = GARS.
Matakari, I hope all the AB help unwarped your brain?! I don't think this will be seen as the most enjoyable Spectator puzzle you've done, attempted.
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Yes,NACW, this one is far from enticing! Many of the answers leave me uncertain. As far as the Unclueds are concerned, I have 1a; 48a which I believe is a CRICKET implement, 9d which seems to deal with ROOTS. And 2d looks like halfpenny.For the clued entry 10d, I have FOOT COMPANION. Are these correct? Thanks for your confirmation!
Your Foot Companion is wrong - and you must have 10 A wrong. Your Cricket reference and Halfpenny are correct. I don't know about Roots for 9 D, my entry is listed (under one of the short words) in Chambers. I think almost all the answers and virtually all of the themed entries have been given over the past 24 hours!
Matakkari, sorry if my suggestions here were of no help to you?

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