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Spectator 2628

johnpiper | 15:05 Thu 26th Oct 2023 | Crosswords

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Only a few clued lights left

6d variety of ivy from another state with aname cut short (6) AR????

4d involved oneself endlessly in German trade fair (5) ME???

33d old motto-english or not (5) ??es?

completely flummoxed on unclued

is 3down the hyphenated plural?

The Week 1385

Spectator N0 2628 - Customary Taxes By Doc

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Geoff.T

Many thanks ProfM. That's very kind of you. Am I right to assume that down clues 20, 23 and 25 should have clues?

Geoff

ProfessorMaisie

21d is the awkward one, hankir - if you're using an anagram-cruncher take out the last two letters (IE) and use 'y' instead (or maybe you know the Scots hat starting with 'G'?).

ProfessorMaisie

Yes, Geoff -

20 Produced a sound copy (6)

23 Wild notion of wild aide? (5,4)

25 Free from fine nut-tree, felled (8)

johnpiper

Question Author

What a pathetic effort this week. Abstruse is not in it! But relieved to have finished!!

Geoff.T

Many thanks ProfM. You are very kind. Am I right to assume that 20, 23 and 25 down are clued entries? My download has them as unclued.

Geoff

Geoff.T

Sorry ProfM. Posts crossed. Thanks very much. At least I know I'm not losing my mind. This is perhaps an excellent example of Doc's editing skills. Geoff

ProfessorMaisie

Check the posts above, Geoff.

hankir - you're right about the witches (and I put a very direct hint in brackets in my last answer regarding the tax/language issue).

ProfessorMaisie

There are times I've had the same problem printing the grid directly from the Spectator site - I think it's their way of getting us to buy the mag (I don't, by the way}.

Boethius

I can' t print from the download either. I copy and paste the text into a Word document, then right-click the crossword image itself, copy image and paste in as well.

FleshpotsOfDevon

I can print from the site but I've noticed over the past couple of weeks that the grid and clues are now smaller on the page. I can fill the grid ok but a bit fiddly. I don't think it's anything I've changed in the print settings.

PiffPoff

Struggling more than usual with this one. 19D Prepared for plastering on reef in Gabon (6) ???ING. Also, is 9D UNITED STATES? How so? Land, yes, but wordplay?