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Puzzle - WSJ 20210227

https://www.wsj.com/articles/filling-station-saturday-cryptic-puzzle-february-27-11614008216

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Solution for previous – WSJ 20210130

https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/documents/PuzAnswer02062021.pdf

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Thanks, syz. I've got the grid filled out but I'm a bit bewildered by the blanks. Some of them are obvious but others not, and it isn't clear to me whether something further is to be done with them. I'll ponder for a spell though...

Very many thanks syzygy; as we've discussed elsewhere it takes a while for the penny to drop with what's required to fully explain the thematic clues and confirmation of 20a, lovely touch.

I am in the same boat as Aristo.
I thought we have to read the filled words in order but that does not work.
Will wait for a while to see if the penny drops,

Yep, took awhile for the light bulb to go on. You’ll see it and kick yourself for not seeing it sooner.

Staring unfruitfully for 40 minutes. Teeny hint for the endgame which takes it from gibberish to genius?

BathM
Every word in the preamble is vital

It finally occurred to me, although a couple of them still haven't registered. Most ingenious. I think my favorite (recent favorite anyway) from these setters was the epistolary one, with the clues all run together.

Thanks Rosalind!

Great fun!

Thanks Syz (and Rosalind!)