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Lovely puzzle and a much faster solve than last week’s.

Many thanks Hedge Sparrow

nice puzzle hedgesparrow, thanks vm.

I am intrigued by the elephant traps mentioned - i think i must have managed to avoid them (barring an initial problem with the loop)

Most enjoyable and satisfying. As so often with The Listener educates as well. Thanks to Hedge-sparrow.

Very pleasant though my finished article isn’t quite the right shape. The 8 lines suggest it is correct.

Nice construction.

2 loose ends - can't see the word play for 13 or 48.

Thanks

Smellyharry

13 is container - single letter (skinned cod) inside 3 letters (unbuttered)

48 is 7 letter word for cast-off less a 4 letter word that (apparently) can mean harrow.

rickye - mine too, hoping this isnt one of the elephant traps i thought i had avoided. However i cant see any other potential loops (and the 8 lines "work", so am hoping its a little bit of "setter's licence"!

smellyharry

sorry - forgot the answers were in either order of the parts of the clue!

13a - 10 letter word for wastes remove 6 letter word for says

Thanks Andyp, understood both now