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mirel
The thread to which Hamish/Soup and chrise have directed you is all about last week’s Prize (with an update from Soup), and won’t help you with this week’s. In case you were wondering!

7 is a thematic, defn all but the final "2"

4 three letter word for in good shape, inside a four letter word for fail to catch. Fish is plural.
7 double def, the second being “2”
14 three letter rock outside four letters get hard. Here 2 is being used as an indicator.

Thanks to rogissimo, geeker and particularly jono.
I understand the “2” version of 7d, but not the other definition.

7 other def. synonym for alcoholic person (ref. to tipsy).

I think I’ve got 7 now. Not slang that I am familiar with.

Thanks geeker.

Ah. Shall keep plodding on then.

Revisiting this in the warm light of day, I find myself appreciating lots of it even more than when I was solving it.
23 deserves a mention as a COD contender in my view. Lovely surface, full of good things.

Hi rogissimo
23 is one I've got, but where's the 2?