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Pastille:
Because I'm not banned yet & am nearly as nosey as you!

xwordfan:
I see from A.B. that as well as Genius, you cant do EV either!

Sorry to disappoint you me but I am afraid that is another x_ word_fan - I DON'T take the Telegraph so hence have no interest in EV!!Unlike you poking their nose in everywhere!!

xwordfan - DFTT and don't rise to the bait.

Me!

I know in my heart of hearts I should not respond,but I don't think I'm nosey...just curious, and when I can,granted not that often, but I do try to help.

Nightnightsleeptight,

p@

just downloaded genius 97. looks almost as complicated as 96. any pointers would be appreciated.

Good morning dizoz - you were up early! Not done much myself yet, hoping to have a good crack at it today.
27a defn is family eating place, for the wordplay you need to lose 1 letter
26a defn is cure, same as above for wordplay
17a defn is brown sugar, same again
Sometimes the same letter is "omitted" twice e.g. 1d.
I've done a few more - my method is to hunt out the defn, get an answer for it and try to relate it to the wordplay!

Any help available please?
25a It stinks how Microsoft opens - programming language is affected (9)
7a Exercise in perfect working order for vain person (7). I'm thinking egotist but can't link any wordplay??

Two seem particularly convoluted.

Is what one finally enters as 5D a word meaning "of late"?

And although 10A is fairly obviously the last three words of the clue, I have absolutely no idea how it fits the cryptic part of the clue.

It may come eventually.

hi sudokulover, it's not that early here in OZ. thanks for the pointers. I'll spend a bit of time on 97, hopefully not as long as on 96, which I finished (with an error :( )