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jogamel

26th May 2018, 14:11
23d: poultry quarters 40 divided by 9 minus 1 (7)

There will be a redundant letter in the wordplay.

24d: aristocrat nearly inhaled Californian marijuana once to get high in America (6)
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xwordfan

26th May 2018, 14:20
23d hennery (henhouse) answer to 40 was herry ...put n(i)ne inside ..extra is R
24d coteau extra was N ...sorry can't parse fully
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ginge

26th May 2018, 14:32
24d. Tea in coun(t), n extra as you say. Tea is an old term for marijuana.
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orson

26th May 2018, 17:13
I got held up by thinking the answer to 6d was ATRIA = cavities. Anagram of IN AORTA without oxygen (O) and extra letter N. It fits the clue perfectly but it's wrong!
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ginge

26th May 2018, 17:57
Hi Orson, I get the extra letter as "i".
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ginge

26th May 2018, 17:59
Sorry, I now realise you were only making a comment and not looking for help.
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orson

26th May 2018, 18:45
Yes, thanks, ginge. I've finished and got the name to be shaded. I can see how it fits with the Turner (Not) bit but not Tina. Not that it matters that much.
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nelson

27th May 2018, 02:32
TINA= The initials of the words in the phrase.
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willtunn

29th May 2018, 18:43
Hi all, stuck on one. 34 ac. Film about embryo’s life force being shown (5) Have ?HTON Know the missing letters but can’t work it out!
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djawhufc

29th May 2018, 18:47
Your T is wrong it should be an I

Chorion before amendment.
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