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Rad, thanks, I missed the Roman numeral idea. Finished now.

I thought it was a great puzzle. As with other Gaston historical ones, you dont have to know a lot of history to work it out.

I did not like the clue marca and malone discussed. I thought it was inaccurate and the rudeness unnecessary but maybe I am old-fashioned, and perhaps I mis-understood it

Really enjoyed it though - thanks Gaston

Grunger, I thought the aforementioned clue was rather puerile, but not particularly rude. You're right about the inaccuracy, the homophoney bit doesn't really work.

Help please with the blacked out cells?

Typical ...I see them now!

Malone

yes you are right - puerile is a better word. I was thinking that at a school I occasionally work at, the policy is to tell children who use the word, per the clue, that it is "inappropriate" and suggest an alternative. I sometimes think that "inappropriate" is inappropriate as children probably wont understand it.

I agree the homophone does not work, except for people who pronounce "half" to rhyme with "Alf". I have only met one such person, and I think he was Dutch.

I’m still struggling.

Can anyone give a hint for 1a please?
Male duck rarely dropping leg section flies (6)
???G?S

Thank you

The definition is 'flies'. There's a rare/unusual word for 'male duck' then the 'dropping leg' is one of those cricket references.Add 'section'. Wordplay indicates the answer with an extra letter in this one.

PS I solved this one backwards myself - I had the extra letter, then took a guess at the answer, then did that complicated stuff above!

Thank you malone. I thought that might be how the clue worked.
Just have to find that rare Male duck :)

Hi malone & cloverjo, rather than one word for male duck is it not the usual abbreviation for male + the rare duck ...

Yes, Ginger, that's right - I didn't mean to type 'male duck', I meant to put 'rare duck'! I didn't notice the error - and the missing out of the essential Male part of the answer.


Sorry, cloverjo - I hope I didn't hold you up too long?!