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I can’t parse 25a - I assume first 7 are “powerful man” but the end?

Hi Ian,

25a - I think it's "Strong man" 7 like you say, then "alongside" is 2 letters and then for the last letter you can choose either the beginning of "Nick" or the end of "Robinson"

....sorry, "powerful man" not strong man.

Thanks Brendan. “Alongside” seems a stretch.

very irritating puzzle. i've filled it all in, but some i'm not sure i have right - 1a for example.

11d seems to be solely a us usage.

Chris, 1a is an anagram (at sea) of various parts of what goes before.
I’d also not heard if 11d and Chambers says it is American and named after the inventor.

thanks jono. a bit complicated!

Indeed, but it did provide a means to reference the Shipping Forecast…

And guess who wrote “The Shipping Forecast Puzzle Book”!

Mr Connor does does get about, doesn't he? 😁

11D Also the name of the Beeb's political editor, of course!