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Sorry. I'm just not getting it. Is the definition primitive loo?

Yes. It's quite a good clue for its misdirection

I'm impressed you've finished Chrise. I started about an hour ago and am struggling with this one, though I did get the playwright early on and was amused by the parsing. Thanks for giving me enough information to get 6d and 22ac. I have an answer for 24ac, but am not sure if it shouldn't be 10ac. I have an answer for 13d Pompous fiction distributed in China (10) , but am not sure of the parsing. I have P?N?I?I?A? and according to my Chambers it doesn't mean what I thought it did. have I got the crossing letters right?

Yes. It is impressive isn't it? I'm not doing so well but, yes, I think your across letters are right. I think there's some rhyming slang involved in the parsing??

Hi roof
24 and 10 have the same meaning in the US.

In 13 "China" is rhyming slang, once removed. I agree that an "ating" ending would match the definition better!

Thanks Chris. Have finally, finally got 6d. In my sheltered way I'never heard of it!

Thanks Chrise

I've now understood 13d and feel happier with it.

I'm still not sure I have the right answer to 10ac as I cannot see any link to "today", but I will soldier on.

If you look back, roof, you will see that I missed that too. It is literally "today".

Stuck on just one - 17across.
Left workplace XI one short for return game (7).
Imagine it's Redp_l_ - redpole fits but can't parse it.

R D P are wrong 6d is a primitive toilet... 7,3
17a is a game with 7 players per side I think