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PostMark

That was fun, Liari. Glad you managed to work in 8d - that old cryptic crossword chestnut 🤣🤣🤣. I smiled at the surface of 1d: that's put us blokes firmly in our place! Ticks included: 10a (absolutely lovely), 24a, 25a (smooth), 1d (despite everything!), 2d, 5d, 6d, 14d (splendid and a great surface), 16d (smooth again). No quibbles from me. 14d my COTD. Hope you don't get sued by the Sussexes for 21a! Thanks for the puzzle.

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widdersbel

Lovely stuff, Liari. I enjoyed that. Quite tricky but so precisely clued, it’s just a case of whittling away until it all falls into place. Favourites for me were 10a, 12a, 2d, 7d

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sirdakka

Thanks for the puzzle Liari, good fun all round with lovely surfaces and satisfyingly precise wordplay! I particularly liked solving 4a, 10a, 12a, 17a, 21a (hilarious surface), 27a, 1d (excellent), 14d, and 18d - lots of very clever stuff :)

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Amoeba

Agree with widdersbel - chewy, but very satisfying as it went in. 12a was my LOI for some reason! Really enjoyed 10a, 12a, and 18d and 7d (I love a good disguise) - and of course 8d, which was a very late entry for me but highly enjoyable.

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Blah

Thanks Liari, just the right amount of trickiness for a morning solve for me. Lots of fun too, glad to see 8D making an appearance, I was starting to think you'd left them out for once. Double ticks for 10A and 21A both lovely clues. I also enjoyed 1A, 4A, 21A (LOL) 7D, 14D, 19D and 23D. SPOILERS in reply.

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Ozpiper

A thorough workout Liari, so thanks for that. Particularly enjoyed 9a, 24a, 5d, 20d, 23d among others. A few were a bit too obscure or convoluted for me but always looking to learn how the devious minds of others work!

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Tug

Excellent work as always! 12a was my "WOW" clue, with 16d, 18d, 19d, 10a a few other loves.

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ButlerOnTheAir

Yay, was fun thank and well met!

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Angel

Lovely! Especially loved 1d, 10a and 24a. And 8d of course :)

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Magnolia

Fantastic stuff all around! Favourites included 12a, 10a, 24a, 8d, 19d... and all of them, really.

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Velorum

Great work Liari, thanks for the puzzle. Really liked 12a, 21a, 24a, and 5d. I learned something new in 16d and 8d.