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Oh goody! The first Speccie puzzle to refer us to Brewer since I acquired the tome earlier this year. I'll look forward to it when I get back home later.

Will37, you might not need to use your Brewer's....(well, maybe just for confirmation).

I hope Brewer's 18th will help me, if necessary, as that is the only edition I own

Actually, Malone, there were a couple which I hadn't encountered before and Brewer's was useful for checking as only 3 of the unclueds appear in the BRB.

jazzgirl,

Back in pre-Covid days, if I needed to consult Brewer's I'd pop to my local library - only a 10-minute walk away. During lockdown that wasn't possible so I emailed my county library and asked whether the book is available as an online resource. Turns out it is and they told me how to access it, as well as a great deal of other reference material.

Will37
I was unaware it is online. Hopefully my 2009 edition may help if needed. I am doing Ok so far with nearly all the clued entries solved. I have an inkling for the unclued :)

Will37, interested in the online reference material you mention, could you explain further?

In July 2020 I emailed my county library (Hertfordshire) asking about online access to Brewer's and got a reply saying: "I can confirm that this title is available on Credo Reference which forms part of our Online Reference Library", and giving me a link to follow; I just use my libarary card number to sign in. I imagine that other UK counties have something similar - and perhaps further afield as Credo Reference is a US company with its HQ in Boston MA.

Many thanks, Will37, that’s good to know.

This was tough for me in places, but enjoyable. 18 was helpful in solving other unclued lights.