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IanSW, glad I could help.

Amen. Little more than a tedious general knowledge test. Really hard on ex-pats and overseas solvers. I see no point in it.

I agree. I baled out after doing maybe a third. Long gone are the days of the wonderful Araucaria holiday puzzles.

I did finish it, in fact (a couple not parsed), but it felt far more like work than fun. It didn't help that a lot of the clues were very easy, though Google did help with a few, including LOI 61a (one of the unparsed ones).

Chrise, for 61A think bank note.

Thanks cymro.
"One's missing" is a bit loose for what needs to be done!

I haven't finished and would like to move on to AZED
Could someone help me with 65 across?
Meal cut short by sound of loud bark (5). I have xExAx
If the meal is tea then teyap would work but I can't find such a place!

Also can anyone help me parse two clues (or help if I am wrong).
for 23 down I have well-known place in the Lake District beginning with U
for 32 down I have Trenale. It is the only Cornish hamlet I could find that fitted but I cannot parse at all.

Sorry to give the last one away but it is a frustrating puzzle.

My best wishes to all who have assisted me during the year.

Re 65A, name of motorway services in the Lake District presumably also name of local hamlet?

Hi Williamseal

For 65 across your surmise about the first two letters is correct - for the three remaining think of an alternative word for barking or howling (or alternatively a type of window).

By the way I'm stuck on the bottom left - 47 down (Grandma with new canine indoors) - possibly a town in Cheshire but I can't see how. Also 64ac - Background with hot milk containersw in front - any help much appreciated

Hi williamseal,

Do you mean 51ac for the place in the Lake District? It’s birds often found at the seaside, without the first letter, followed by a three letter word meaning “fighting”, which contains the first and last letters of “the”.

I think you have entered 40ac incorrectly, as the letter it shares with 32dn is an O, not an A. For 32dn, you need a six letter word that can mean a minor shake of the earth, followed by the standard abbreviation for east.

I agree with general comments that this wasn’t a particularly good puzzle. Sadly, today’s Azed isn’t very tough either.