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Evening all, interesting one, slow start but got most of them under my own steam.

Just stuck in NW corner.... Can't get 2 or 9 and feeling a bit thick.

Some very interesting parsing this week and a lot quicker than last week's monster which I got with a bit of a nudge from you lot to get me started and then sailed on

Hints welcome

2 - I think you need an abbreviated version of "favourite" to get you going.

See jazzgirl above for 9.

obscure clue for 2d - hannibal lecter

😆 Chris. I can't see 2d without thinking of that.

darla
either we don't have them, or we call them something different.

just googled - we call them ...oh,oh, spoiler.
i can't stand them - too bitter. my daughter and i can taste the bitterness in them (and brusseks sprouts); my wife can't.