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First word is men as in chess.
Second word is a short word for on strike.
The whole is the third person singular form of a slightly rare phrase for the verb 'to supplement'

Cheated?? I thought crosswords these days were written for people sitting at a computer, not people like me in the bath with the paper, a biro and a cup of tea!

Consequently, I still have some way to go. Please could someone tell me if the 70s comedy is the name of a 70s comedy and if I am looking for a farceur and French retail chain?

Good luck finishing this devil without some sort of search engine. I think I have completed it but several impossible to parse. The comedy is a well known series, I think Goldie Hawn was in it several times. As for the other I would say you are looking for an institution and a French retail chain.

doctor & farceur with a trio inside defn = french retail chain.

defn = 70's us comedy , 2 french articles with a trio inside

Thanks rogissimo

Thanks Jafo and Bunty. Obviously I am at the computer now and googling away. I am just nostalgic for the times when that wasn't expected.

I was quite excited when I saw a new Maskarade puzzle but Oh dear! I admire the patience you all must have but for me, doing this crossword would be like filling in a general knowledge crossword having had to look up all the answers. Where's the fun in that? I have given up ( which is highly unusual for me) and will read a good book this week instead.

Belated thanks to Patgreg. I remember watching the "70s comedy" in the late 1960s. The "farceur" died very recently. I have a fishy answer for 28a but don't understand the clue at all. Any enlightenment available?

barretter 28a I have the definition as the sixth word of the clue with everything after that the wordplay. The first five letters then for 26a.