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rogissimo

4th January 2025, 01:00
After the specials of the last two weeks, I was expecting an easy ride, but this was a real challenge from Brummie, requiring a great deal of lateral thinking to spot the antonyms. Very enjoyable workout though.
FOI 18, LOI for some reason 1.
COD? I liked 24 and 26a.
Many thanks to Brunmie.
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samuipete

4th January 2025, 06:04
Morning R, enjoying this. FOI 11. One of the 12 only so far.
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samuipete

4th January 2025, 06:24
Re special instructions, "of the same length" is superfluous shurely
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cheshirejohn

4th January 2025, 07:47
Unlike the previous contributors , I really dislike these crosswords with their varied special instructions. After the ridiculous Christmas Maskarade offering I was also anticipating a more normal crossword this week. I have no problem with difficult crosswords, but after about 55 years of doing this prize every weekend I am seriously considering going elsewhere .
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rocky7

4th January 2025, 08:14
Samuipete. Is 11 one of the 12? Unless I have misunderstood the instructions, the last two words are the actual meaning.
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samuipete

4th January 2025, 08:24
Hi Rocky no it isn't, sorry if I implied otherwise.
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samuipete

4th January 2025, 08:26
Hi Cheshirejohn, I totally agree re Christmas Maskarade, I hardly glanced at it.
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rocky7

4th January 2025, 08:28
OK thanks. I suddenly thought this was going to be even tougher in that having solved the clue I then had to dream up an antonym of the same length to fit in.

As I'm struggling a bit with this, maybe that is what he means!
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samuipete

4th January 2025, 08:30
Rocky I meant that 11 was my foi. And that I had only found one of the 12 at the time of posting.
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samuipete

4th January 2025, 08:31
Rocky that made me LOL.
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