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[goodgoalie]

Anyone else think there's a mistake in the clue for 22a: 'Plant stem, soil, ground, earth' ?
The answer is definitely MISTLETOE, but that's not an anagram of STEM and SOIL plus E for earth, which is what the wordplay suggests.

[dannyk13]

Yes, has been discussed on an earlier thread.

[elliemay1]

I think 'soil' should be 'toil'

[Lie-in King]

Agreed, looks like a setter's error to me.

[goodgoalie]

Glad it's not me, then - have been staring at this for ages!

[goodgoalie]

I know the setter is an ABer, so maybe he'll post a mea culpa

[Togo]

I tried to "prove" that there was an alternative spelling of Missletoe. wasted ages.

[Togo]

The setter Dean Mayer is an Aber? Do tell Goalie, or are you preoccupied with your transfer during the "window". (^_*)