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Good Afternoon, All.

Not too terrible this week. I did learn a couple of new words, though, like 6 across and 17 down.

Does anyone ever hear from Wee Jock or the The Joker these days? I don't often go on to other threads, but they are conspicuous by their absence on this one.

Hope all are well.

Best wishes.

P.

I am nothing if not repetitive, it would seem. Sorry about that.

P

Hi Pipesmoker
6a was a new word for me too, but I had heard of 17d as a studied French.
The last time "Wee Jock" posted was 2 years ago, but I did spot "The Joker" at the end of January.
Hope all is well with you.

J

*typo "as I studied".

Thanks for that Jazzgirl. It is good to know that TJ is still to the fore. I am not sure about Wee Jock. I think he said once that he is in his eighties, so I hope he is ok.

I am not so bad for the moment, Hope you are too.

P

Good day to all
A bit late to it this week - out enjoying the great weather yesterday.

If I have 23ac correct, isn't there a mistake in the clue?
Chemist to become very hot and loud (5)
Wouldn't "out loud" be better?

hi Chrise
Hopefully you have Robert ***** (chemist who had a Law named after him)

That's right jazzy, so the subsidiary definition is a "sounds like", which would be better indicated by "out loud"?

I'm back again Chrise, , after taking a friend's dog out for walkies.
I think maybe the setter used "hot and loud" as a humorous diversion, as "out loud" would be a little too easy :)

Maybe, jazzy......but I don't think it quite works, unless I'm missing something