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[mikey4444]

Last few :::

16d...Fine houses for spymaster, of course.
N? P?O?L?M. I presume this is NO PROBLEM but can't see why ?

17d...Posh, intuitive sophistication, according to Spooner.
?U? G???S. Is this CUT GLASS and why ?

25a...In terms of crying, start or finish.
?I?S?L??

[glasman]

Spooner usage - gut class

[cupid04]

25a] dissolve?

[Lie-in King]

16d No problem (of course) - 'noble' (fine, houses) 'pro' (for) + M (spymaster)
17d Cut glass (posh) - "gut class", according to Spooner
25a Dissolve - into tears (start crying) & to wind up, finish

[dannyk13]

Fine= noble
for = pro
spymaster= m
no pro ble m

[mikey4444]

Thanks everybody. Never heard No Problem being used for Of Course...sounds like Australian slang...am I right ?

[dannyk13]

Quite a common saying in England