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daz

1st October 2023, 05:15
Thanks much, Brendan and Geeker.
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cymro

1st October 2023, 07:21
Brendan, I parsed the second half of 14A initially as in the expression “old …”.
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ianwil

1st October 2023, 08:41
Whizzed through this apart from 18a, which I assume is a cocktail and a word for prison. Looked it up, cocktail doesn’t seem fizzy. Or am I totally wrong?
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brendan

1st October 2023, 08:49
Hi Ian,

18a - Chambers "fizzy cocktail, usually made with tequila" - sounds scrummy:-)
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brendan

1st October 2023, 08:51
".... imbibed in a single swift motion shortly after the glass has been ???????? against a table or similar surface".

Gets better all the time:-)
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ianwil

1st October 2023, 08:51
Thanks brendan. Google only gave me the Alabama version, which appears to be flat.
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neville17

1st October 2023, 09:04
20 made me laugh ! Very droll.
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jono

1st October 2023, 09:11
Bowergirl@6, yes, an antonym pairing. Everyman does this every now and again when not using rhymes. Previous examples have been red/green, start/stop, good/bad, short/sweet…
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jazzgirl

1st October 2023, 10:26
i have a full grid and have parsed all, except for 26a. Is it involving Francis of .......
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jazzgirl

1st October 2023, 10:28
Forget my post. I have just seen the light
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