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Puzzle:
http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/puzzle20150912.pdf

Solution for previous - 20150815:
http://blogs.wsj.com/puzzle/2015/08/14/code-pairs-saturday-puzzle/tab/puzzle_solution/

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Thanks, syzzie. Very nice- the usual masterful construction. I have one ?: I don't see where the B in 3A comes from.

That one bothered me too. My take:
B is "good", whereas A would be "excellent". Say, on a report card.
Do they have those anymore?

16D & 9A were well done, but I think the best were in the What column:
a, g, i, n, o.

In case anyone missed it in the frenzy of the weekend...

Thanks, Aristo.

Not much response to this one.

Sorry Syzzie
I can't do enough clues to really get going.
Please don't stop (cough cough)

very enjoyable once the penny dropped - i thought it never would for a while, not sure about clue c, is there a person involved?
thanks a heap syzzie.

(S)TALK

Or do you mean its replacement?

tut-tut. i'd parsed it as (t)alk - the T from 'The', i assumed Alk was something/someone American and carried on in my merry way. what a plonker!