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I'm sure that this was good in Picaroon's head, but I hated it. Very unsatisfying.

I thought it was all right and enjoyed the puzzle.

Maybe not among Picaroon's finest, but Prize-worthy IMO with plenty of good clues. Thanks to "Pickers".

I had some trouble, feared a DNF but fortunately a few pesky near-forgotten words came to mind. Didn't even have to consult Google, which is rare for Prizes.

Don't see a theme, but there seem to be a lot of "almost" or "incomplete word/term" clues, which I found clever and took time to parse.

FOI 23a. Started slowly, but got 9 early, which was encouraging.
LOI 24.

Have to go with 11 as COD, 22 runner-up. The long list for COD also included 12, 24, 9, 8, 15, 4, 3, 14 and 17!

An enjoyable Prize puzzle from Picaroon that, even though it was at the easier end of the scale, still managed to cover a wide array of subjects.

If you do get stuck there is at least one hidden in the acrosses and at least one long anagram in the downs.

22d - This is the only clue I still haven't properly parsed .... cancel that, I've just seen it - very clever (the clue, not me!)

COD - lots of contenders this week with 12a, 11a (which I'm sure Geeker will appreciate) and 9d, but my favourite is the clever 19a - material that is found at the end of a sonnet? (5)

Thanks to Picaroon for a most enjoyable Prize crossword.

Leave a comment letting us know how you got on and, if you do get stuck, just post your queries on here - there'll always be someone on hand to help.

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Mixed feelings for me. Not his best, but not too bad. Slightly more difficult than usual for a Prize for me. 16 made me chuckle so gets my vote for COD.

Making OK progress so far. What am I missing about 10a? Can't parse it at all.

Hi Rocky, it parses 2,4,1. Could equally well be anywhere in France

Thanks for 10a, jono - I needed the parsimg too.
Favourite 17d.
I thought 16a rather weak - they must study a very restricted range of subjects!

Struggled to finish but I don’t get the parsing of 3D.

if you add a letter to the end you get a notorious force

Thanks Chrise