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No. 1517: pseudonym by 29
…except 29 is a false PSEUDONYM. In four entries a segment of 29 is replaced by a word of four letters, making non-words. Taken in the order of the replaced segments these other words represent the real PSEUDONYM, to be written below the grid. In 21 clues a letter should
be removed before solving – these letters spell out a real example of the use of the false PSEUDONYM. Enumerations give the cells available.

Near full grid (have the 21 letters and 29a filled in + "3 of the 4" which need a change..)
10a Response from champion in game (4) O??O
7d Newspaper ready to accept something explosive (7) S?TONS?

Assume 1 of these 2 must be the "4th".....looks like 7d where TONS has replaced 3 letters from 29a but i am stuck now!

Bunty, the answer to 7 D has five letters... The definition is the first word, I spent too long thinking it was the last!


10 - your first O is wrong.

Bunty, I realised I didn't give much of a hint for 7 D. There's a usual explosive inside (to accept) a usual ready.

Malone..thanks.. I can see a 5 letter word for newspaper (or something explosive) ..but the middle 3 letters being replaced by 4 letters fills only 6 of the 7 cells available??

Yes .. i have the 5 letter answer for 7d...but don't see how the middle changes

Ah... i assumed 3 letters had to be replaced ....

Thanks, Bunty. I didn't need to do anything to change the middle - the crossing letters all filled it up. There are options for what you have removed...

Sorted now Malone ...just got the real example to fill in

How do you get the real PSEUDONYM?

Treat it as a cryptic crossword clue - the replaced segments 'represent' the real PSEUDONYM. How could you make those four bits represent/show something...?

PS This was an excellent puzzle, so I'm trying to avoid any spoilers.