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All done now. thanks for all your help. Sorry you didn't enjoy it Rob. D'you mean you always
complete crosswords without reference to anything except your own brain?

17a Street containing little that's appealing (5)
_ W _ E _

Perplexed by this one (and it's probably the easiest) Can anyone help?

S(WEE)T, eh?

Doh! Thanks John :)

No Enid, I don't mean that at all. I often resort to reference books but I also think the clues should give one a fighting chance of working them out without constantly having to resort to Google or an atlas. I don't live in Shropshire but it's all too easy to look up obscure place names. What's the point? I finished this but didn't understand some of it. I don't enjoy those but I'm glad you did.

Simon of Syrene a biblical chracter sounds like sirenian a mammal

Finished the puzzle but can't work out 'Ludlow'. Can someone explain?

L(o)ud - vulgar low - cheap

Thank you setanta and chris. I wasn`t aware of the biblical reference (organised religion is akin to the plague for me) but thought it must be the Manatee: lovely, docile marine creature, sometimes called a sea cow.

I realise that everyone else has moved on... but I'm still stuck on 19 ac _L_S_S_I_ ... Anyone still out there?