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thanks, mattrom - more devious than I had imagined ...

I was lucky to work out the technique of entering answers quite quickly, having googled publications from March 1869, but I'm stuck on solving two clues, & I'd appreciate hints (rather than answers) for these: 9a & 3d

9A - Prada is used as a language indicator

3D - Common synonym of rowdy, focus on first three letters

I’m always amazed at how fast some people are able to solve Genius puzzles; I hope to keep people occupied for a good few hours! Hope you enjoyed it. H/S

Thanks, Ixion, got them! I'd been musing about the word that turned out to be No9's answer already, but hadn't realised that the central section was a word in the relevant language.

Yes, a fun solve, Hamish - thank you. And indeed it did take me 4-ish hours - mainly working out which light required which part of the solution ....

This had taken me a good 4 hours of fun and juggling this afternoon! But can't get 26d - hint would be very welcome!

I don’t think I am allowed to give hints myself, but I will say that the final letter of 16d plus this solution is the name of my Chemistry lecturer when I was an undergrad at Cambridge :-)

26 def more people, word for annoys without its top. Middle two lights are thematic.

Hamish, that is no help to me at all, but thanks for the puzzle! I will get back to pondering 26d based on Prospero's nudge!