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jono

20th August 2023, 11:09
I have a green tick (using ‘s’) though it took a long time to appear
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teewens

20th August 2023, 11:56
Green tick now arrived. Hoping the lionesses will do better in the second half.
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druh6sm

20th August 2023, 12:50
Struggling with 7 clues.

15, 17, 20, 23 across.

13, 18, 22 down.

Frustrated because I felt I was going well.
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chrise

20th August 2023, 13:00
15 doesn't quite work, the tennis champ is from some time ago
17 also is odd - starts doesn't make sense. it's "eats" around 2 initial letters to mean nuts
20 is made up 7,3,2 the singer is a type rather than an actual one, not well known
23 take p off a 5 letter word

13 anagram
18 hidden
22 much discussed earlier
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julesvern

20th August 2023, 13:28
I'm confused by references to an 's' in 12 down, and I also don't understand the parsing! I got the answer from the definition (one with grievance) and the crossers, and I can see what the alternative word might be for 'agreeable', with the first 6 letters being the same, but I don't understand the 'reverse direction' part. Obviously I'm missing something!



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jono

20th August 2023, 13:31
Take your word for one with grievance then N->S (change direction) and the answer is agreeable. I’m fairly sure this is how it is intended to work
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geeker

20th August 2023, 13:38
Agreed w. jono@26. I'm often confused by that type of clue, but found this particular one unambiguous.
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barryc

20th August 2023, 14:39
Hi all. Enjoyed this though I agree it was on the easy side. COD is 20 - I enjoyed the clue’s use of “support”.
Enjoy your Sundays
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bowergirl

20th August 2023, 16:41
I agree this one was much easier than usual. Trivia fact for you re 17a they are not technically nuts but drupes. Shame about the football but the team did so well to get to the final. Happy Sunday.
NB I think starts to eat in 17 should be read as a whole as in it what you do when you start to eat around the starting letters of assorted seeds?
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julesvern

20th August 2023, 18:43
Thanks Jono. I had a different word for agreeable, as I did not know about the alternate spelling that appeared when I followed your instructions! (I've just educated myself on the, admittedly subtle, difference with Miriam-Webster).

As the more common spelling was not long enough, I'd used the version with CY on the end, which didn't really mean agreeable anyway! And that's also why I couldn't understand everyone referring to an S!
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