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Special Instructions: Six similar Across answers are not directly clued; each one has a definition to be removed from an unrelated Down clue, and uses the wordplay device described in an unrelated Down answer

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Kateh

Diabolical! I figured out most of the unclued words, and where they came from, but another part passed me by. Bravo, fabulously clever! I really liked 9a (COTD, made me laugh), 19a, 22a,24a, 27a (so neat), 3d,6d (so satisfying), 14d,20d . Hell, why try to choose favourites?

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Ruskin

Finally got there after a couple of hours… thanks for the challenge.

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thepoisonedgift

Terrific work Henri - a not-too-taxing solve once the theme revealed itself, and some nice clues as well - 4d my favourite. Thanks!

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Gennaro

Thanks Henri for the challenge. I nearly bailed early on but somehow things began to click. I particularly enjoyed finding the defintions in the down clues after I got the across trick. I revealed 10a & 12a and disliked the word at 5d but all else was fun. My podium was 22a, 24a, and 4d.

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boznut

A very clever an enjoyable challenge Henri, I got there in the end!...

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PostMark

Muddled my way through in the end. The non themed across clues all went in easily enough and I started spotting superfluous words as progressed through the downs. At first I thought they were all going to indicate anagramming so I guess I was on the look out for such and as soon as I saw 11a, the game was up. Nicely done. Faves inc 19a, 24a, 4d, 6d and 20d. Thanks. PM

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