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Merci à un certain M. MarquePostale pour son aide 😁

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Last reply 4 yr agoView thread

Ooh la la, Henri, formidable! Favourites 10a, 22a, 1d, 4d, 17d & 21d. Spoilers ...

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Last reply 4 yr agoView thread

Merci Henri, très bien! Loved 8a, 18a, 1d and 14d, and only really stumped by 9a (which I'm kicking myself over) and 24a (à la Fez). Encore!

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Last reply 4 yr agoView thread

Very nicely put together, Henri. Not easy to carry the theme through every clue and you've used it in a nice variety of ways. Hardly any repetition at all. Lots of clues I liked: I'd highlight 10a, 18a, 22a, 23a, 1d, 5d, 6d, 14d, 21d. Chapeau.

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Last reply 4 yr agoView thread

Oh-hoh-hoh - genial! That was even more fun than I'd hoped - lovely variety of thematic implementations, some terrific surfaces and a great challenge all round. Favourites were 9a (neat), 10a (nice construction), 11a (likewise), 15a (likewise), 22a (fun), 23a (nice), 2d (nice), 3d (satisfying construction), 4d (likewise), 7d (likewise), 14d (fun surface) and 21d (nice) - top stuff Henri!

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Last reply 4 yr agoView thread

Very enjoyable, Henri, well done. The theme is the star - a treat for those of us fluent in Franglais and always pleased to show it.

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Update, July 2026! I decided to revisit this to celebrate this year's French National Day (not "Bastille Day", of course) and I cringe slightly at some of the clueing from my first year as a setter... I have amended the most egregious mishaps but I left in the clues that work fine but are merely verbose 😆 I'm a better editor of my own work now, I think...

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Last reply 6 days agoView thread

I'm there! With a Henri!! OK, a Henri from 2022. But I'm taking the win! Allez les Bleus!

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Last reply 6 days agoView thread