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Hi Griffin,

Look at the last two words.

Doh! Glaringly obvious, I think my brain must be in lockdown. Thanks both.

No problem, Griffin - I know the feeling:-)

I’ve finished but am puzzled about the parsing of 2D. The first four letters seem obvious - an abbreviated word - but I don’t get the last four letters. Award without end pitch : .R.D.E.T (8)

Hi Cymro,

It's a 5 letter word meaning "award" around a 3 letter word meaning "end".

Thanks, Brendan. I was on the wrong track for the first part. I was thinking of an endless GCSE level!

Snap!! That was exactly my first thought, Cymro:-)

Like most of you, I was relieved to have a crossword I could do. With a little help from the Forum entries above I have finished apart from 13ac. I have three possible answers and can't quite see why any of them are right. Can anyone manage a hint without giving it away.

I'd never have got 20d without Brendan's slip above, though I haven't managed to parse that one either.

My favourite is 8d. It did make me chuckle.

Hi brendan

I've parsed this now, but what does COD mean?

I am there except for 15down where I have had lots of tries but do not recognize a game.
And still not got 26across.
Hints please....before you go to bed, Brendan