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Hi Rocky7
I hadn’t seen your latest when I posted mine. It indicates subtraction of a final letter. It became clear to me when I had the right answer, so I guess it’s possible that you don’t yet?

Amen to both your posts there rogissimo. I wish they would too. I had the right answer just looking too deep into it and missing the obvious.

FOI was 2d, not a theme I have any interest in. I did a few more, but decided to give up when I got to the dodgy 24d.
Least favourite compiler.

Geeker, yes Philistine’s 26 was very rude! Amusingly so for me at least, though I’m still not sure that it quite works. ‘In’ seems to be doing double duty (if I’ve got the right terminology).

Morning ChrisE
I was thinking while solving it: ‘I know who isn’t going to like this!’
Paul is probably the Giardian’s most ‘Marmite’ setter (with Maskarade perhaps in silver medal spot)!

This is the same crossword which we had a sneak preview of a couple of weeks ago

Interesting, RedPete. I’d forgotten about that and missed it at the time, thankfully. My assumption/presumption expressed at 10 above was clearly correct then!

I realise this is a thread hijack, for which apologies, but head to the thread for last week's Guardian Prize puzzle for an explanation of what was really going on.
Cheers,
Hamish/Soup

I'm so glad to hear everyone else found this hard! Have only found three I'm sure of and cannot see my way into 2d which is not going to help. Could I have the gentlest of hints for 8a before i despair? I realise it's early to be asking for hints so want to avoid spoilers. Thanks.

I don’t understand and cannot find the thread for last week’s puzzle.