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brendan

7th March 2022, 18:14
I'm just beginning this so no doubt which superfluous letter to pick will become clear, but in 24d aren't there 2 synonyms for "observes" that both lead to the exact same answer but with different extra letters?
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loge

7th March 2022, 18:35
You're right, though I didn't notice when solving. There are a couple of other clues with more than one possibility for the extra letter as well.
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brendan

7th March 2022, 18:50
Thanks again Loge.
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brendan

7th March 2022, 20:26
Thanks to Pasquale, that was good fun, especially as I'm currently watching a related Netflix series:-)

Add me to the list of those that initially put an S for 16d and, as there were 3 options for the extra letter in 15d, it took a while to untangle - as did the parsing of 28a so thanks to Loge for that.
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lurssen126

7th March 2022, 22:48
That was very easy for a Genius
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mattrom

8th March 2022, 02:09
I had the same difficulties with11 and 15, so thanks to Loge for the clarification. Had a smile at 25a.
Is there anything else to note in the completed/deleted grid? I'm not very good at spotting endgames, so wondering if I've missed something.
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lastclue

8th March 2022, 08:22
Enjoyed this without the torture of last month trying to check the pairing up. But why can't I parse 6d? Only one answer possible from the definition and all the crosses but can't see the construction ...
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mattrom

8th March 2022, 08:32
Lastclue,
6d. is 'where the unpleasant figures could come from', as pronounced by a Cockney, minus the extra letter ... in a word for 'one' + the 'Bard'
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xwordfan

8th March 2022, 08:54
Do we enter the full answers for the clues or what's left after removals?
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lastclue

8th March 2022, 09:15
Mattrom - Many thanks! (I was reading the definition as the first 3 words - doh!).
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