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Would welcome tips on 26A. I have .O.E. T.A.N and am thinking word 2 is train. Tips welcome.
johnpuzzle

John, we'd welcome clues! Not everyone has a copy. PS It's a good idea too to say which puzzle it is, clueing styles and difficulty levels vary.

My apologies.

Observer Everyman 3,820.
Clue is "Following fashion, vacuous lightweight to fall for small diversion and I have .O.E. T.A.N

Assuming this is Everyman. you've got the second word right. The first word ends in L (vacuous "lightweight" gives L and T which starts the second word). The first 4 letters now come from something meaning "fashion".

So now you're lookong for something which can be seen as a small diversion. Think toys....

Thanks, John.

You need a four-letter word for 'fashion', and also a four-letter word meaning 'to fall' (weatherwise)'. 'Vacuous lightweight' results in two letters, 'vacuous' being a common crossword device. This goes in between the two four-letter words. The final answer is a 'small diversion'.

PS ??? for the blanks is easier on the eyes!

Thanks Smot - got it now.
Johnpuzzle

Glad you got, johnpuzzle.