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18d - PDM duly arrived - another excellent clue:-)

Hi Alzy,

Do you mean 21d? If so, it's a homophone of a mathematical "function".

Our posts crossed'

23a - Is a double definition. One I knew, the other I had to look but Chambers confirms it.

Enjoyed most of today’s. FOI 1a, then 1d.
My COD 13d
Can’t really parse 10a. Any hints? ( -X-S )

Hi FrSteve,

10a - Is a 5 letter "jazz instruments" (an abbreviation of a common brass instrument) minus its first letter/"no intro" - definition is a nickname for "electric guitars"

You just need to lop off the first letter of instruments usually associated with jazz. The answer is a common term for guitars apparently.

Thanks Brendan and Rainman - I “guessed” it, just wasn’t a term I knew.

No problem, I play both (though I got rid of my sax because I live in a flat and it would be unfair on the neighbours) so saw the answer straight away.

Small spoiler alert there!

19ac - I don’t think the items taken by the tree are hallucinogens.

Otherwise, another good week.

19a: ecstasy drug is supposed to cause hallucinations.

I think I’ve finished but I can’t parse 7d. Any hints?