Quizzes & Puzzles Round Up August...
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Good day, help with the following would be much appreciated, thanks!
1a Australian native's A$5, year's advance payment by quality (13, two words): ?????B??????R
10a Saw little in South Dakota (6) : ????D??
15a Nick and people in general returning documents (5): ????S
22a Foolish, old, inept - somehow pursuing popular independence (9) : ???L?????
26a Half of monkey bread tree covered in coat of emulsion yielding rare wood (4) : ?E??????S
8d Praise Scottish island after birdsong finished early (7) : ?E??V??
17d Cuckoo clock department shelled (7) : ?O???I?
PREAMBLE: All clues either generate an extra letter of wordplay or are one letter short; in order, extra and missing letters spell a clue to the title of a 20th century classic (three words). In the completed grid highlight a thematic location (18 cells).
No best answer has yet been selected by Matakari. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.
For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Thanks, Matakari. I saw your earlier post, thread on today's Spectator. Yes, it was 'smooth' but for me it was only briefly 'enjoyable' - it was very easy, with a theme that was pretty obvious. (I got that from my first glance at the title!) Still, there was no Brewer's involved, that's something.
PS Sunday's EV was an example of an excellent thematic puzzle. Yes, it had 30+ extra words, but it had the right mixture of challenge and fun.
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