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All done but struggling with the shading count. I only get 41 (44 if I double count of the 3-letter "example" at the "end of the 10 cells").

My "anthology" count is the 2 x 3-letter examples plus 8,5,4,8,3,5,5-letter words (left to right) for the "seven other examples).

Confused!

Xris, check the 3 towards the end of yoru listing...

Number 7, thanks, Malone.

Correction, 5. :-(

Thank you, Malone. I had somehow convinced myself that no combination of letters in that column would work. Always check every option in Chambers!

And thank you, Charybdis. Great fun and a very clever construction.

Jack, glad I could help - I expect you were kicking yourself?!

And yes, it was a really lovely puzzle. I very much enjoyed it.

Indeed. A severe kicking! 😉

Xris, I hope you enjoyed finishing this all off, ticking it all off.

Jack, thanks - arnica is a good for bruises...

Arnica? If I hadn’t been involved in the provision of recovery services, I’d be screaming for Cocadamol. How I regret buying those Blundstone boots… 🙄