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24a "Agricultural school?"

H _ R _ O _

I know there's one called Heriot - but how is this a cryptic?

It's Harrow !

Thank you! Always tough to see the wood for the trees when my brain gets stuck on a particular train of thought. I'm on the last clue and in a similar predicament - think I know what it is but not why:

27a "Attempt to score a goal at tennis"

-R-P / -H-T

Explanations gratefully recieved!

Drop shot

A drop shot is a shot in some racquet sports in which the ball (or birdie) is hit relatively softly, and lands just over and close to the net.

Thank you, thank you! Got it intuitively but needed to make sure.

I found it really quick today, must be getting into Araucaria's way of thinking. How about anyone else?

Went in fits and starts today embee; re drop shot (ie a clue with 2 straightforward definitions), is that what them in the know refer to as an '&lit' clue? I still haven't got my head round that one. If so,'quite fair' (pretty), which was also in today's xword is one too?

Not sure of the term for that one but'''

Pretty = Quite eg the bus was pretty full
Fair = Pretty

double definition?? not sure

Hi Mrs T.
i think they are just called double definition clues. Here's a decent explanation of &lit clues.
http://bestforpuzzles.com/cryptic-crossword-tutorial/and-lit.html
hope that helps,basically the whole clue is the definition.

Thanks mamya & trevor. I've had it explained before but I can't get it to sink in. I'll have a look at the link. Thanks again.
Btw trevor, where's your mate?