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Preamble: Ten clues contain neither wordplay nor definition; each has a sequence of letters that can be arranged to form its entry, a thematic item. Wordplay in eight further clues each omits a different letter; these can be aranged to give the recipients of the items. The remaining clues are normal.
I have worked out all the thematic items (I think) and the recipients, but I can't fathom the following.
15A A country without university - it looks like PERU without the U, ie. PER but I don't understand why!
21A Greek character had to retreat - BETA? or HERA?, but, again, why?
Also 1D and 20D appeared to be one of the "eight further clues omitting a letter", but I have "T" and "R" respectively and these don't work with the "recipients". Also, I don't know which clue contains the extra "E".
Any help appreciated. Thank you.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Thanks everyone. JJ109, it was only the E that I was short of. The extra letters I now have are as follows:
9A - M
21A - B (thanks to JJ109)
25A - L
28A - U
1D - T?
3D - E (thanks to Roslyn)
5D - I
12D - J
20D - R?
23D - B
29D - S.
But that makes eleven and there should only be eight! And now I have two Bs and the R and the T are wrong, I think.
Thank you all.