Guardian Cryptic 28,733 Maskarade

Tilly2 | 10:52 Sat 16th Apr 2022 | ChatterBank

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I don't understand this part of the preamble.

'The 37 pairs of letters are more or less correctly positioned in relation to each other in the grid.'

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roslyn251254

Try some of the normal clues first, then see what fits your crossers for the 37 special ones
35d (one of the specials)is an anagram then 2 letters need to fill in to make an 8 letter word...

JJ109

Think of the grid as the shape of a particular country. 37 abbreviations of places in that country are roughly located in the grid in the position that they are in the country if they are on a map!

Tilly2

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Thank you Roslyn.
I have highlighted all the specials and am ignoring them for the moment. :-)

Tilly2

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That's very helpful, JJ. Thank you very much.

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