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I would appreciate any help on 1 Across. Thanks

petercarlington, did you know bay is a colour?

Had to come here to get 8D and 13A, otherwise it wasn't too bad.

Good to see the father of geometry as well!

Peter, 1a is a double meaning…..its a Bays home and also means standing firm…..

Like Jono I also liked the straight forwardness of this Everyman. No clues I couldn't parse, and no foreign phrases

I must admit I almost finished it by 1am UK time, and had to make myself stop to get some sleep. 1, 7 and 8 I thought nice.

Only question, are the last 4 letters of 9 a real word, or just how posh people say it?

I had to check, but yes that word in 9 is in Chambers described as a ‘facetious rendering…”

But do they have "ears" for how posh people say yes?

I finished all except the NW corner I’d appreciate some hep with 1d or 2d thanks.

1D - someone mentioned they enjoyed the clue because they were a guitarist, which might help.

2D - Someone's first name containing part of another word in the clue

Apparently if you want to know how posh someone is in England ask them to pronounce the word garage. Upper, middle and lower classes all pronounce it differently!