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Not too much to say about this. Very much at the easier end of the scale though a few did hold me up for a while.

I had no idea 18d was a thing, but, now I think about it, I can see why there would be a need for such a person to do this.

Lots of anagrams and partial anagrams, as is usual with this setter - that's not a complaint, just an observation.

I thought the definition to 23a was a bit odd and I'm not totally sure of the parsing for 7d.

I'll be interested to read what others thought of it, so please feel free to leave a comment and/or ask for a hint, if necessary.

Hi Brendan
Yep, re 7d, I finally came to the conclusion that nu (which is 'superseded' by I'm) is some sort of note ... but I've never heard of it before today if that's the case. On the plus side, I thought 3d & 12a were both brilliant clues.

Hi Phil,

Re: 7d I presume the "u" was a typo. I figured out the parsing - it's a synonym for "chronicle" with "Everyman" superseding the usual abbreviation for 'note'.

Hmm, think I must have gone wrong if I understand your reply correctly, but won't go into it any further for fear of introducing a spoiler for later visitors to the forum. I'm sure clarification will dawn for me eventually.

Got it ... finally!

Yes it’s another chronicle not one that comes round yearly. But I still think it’s a bit of a stretch with the parsing! I’d have thought “superseding” might marginally improve on “superseded”.

Not bad this week. I spent a ridiculously long time staring at 22d, but otherwise it all fitted together reasonably well.

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I don't usually do this as I golf on Sunday mornings, but I'm recuperating from a minor operation at the moment. I enjoyed it, especially 26a and 8d. Held up by entering 23a the wrong way round - I think the way I had is the more natural solution.

I thought 14a was a bit lazy, but is that typical of this puzzle?

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