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Spectator N0 2614 - "Monkey Business" By Lavatch
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Good morning, my gentle Spectator run seems to have come to an end. This week’s is quite challenging. Assistance with the following would be appreciated to help elucidate the “monkey business” theme. Many thanks in advance!
( Unclued lights (one of three words and one of two words, singly or paired) form three groups. Group 1 is three words of a kind; group 2 is two names and a title; group 3 is a name and part of a title. The word that links them must be highlighted in the grid. )
11a Man with publisher, old fool (5) : ??B??
23a Expelled journo pens adventure story (7) : ET?????
27a Plagues reported in goosefoot plants (6) :
39a Keralan people with a currency (5) : ??IR?
7d Film poster – shout it bags Oscar (5,6) : ??L???L??O?
9d Measurer – it’s merely wrong (9) : X?S???P??
21d Still clinging to first fact (9) : ??I??S??C
( Unclued lights (one of three words and one of two words, singly or paired) form three groups. Group 1 is three words of a kind; group 2 is two names and a title; group 3 is a name and part of a title. The word that links them must be highlighted in the grid. )
11a Man with publisher, old fool (5) : ??B??
23a Expelled journo pens adventure story (7) : ET?????
27a Plagues reported in goosefoot plants (6) :
39a Keralan people with a currency (5) : ??IR?
7d Film poster – shout it bags Oscar (5,6) : ??L???L??O?
9d Measurer – it’s merely wrong (9) : X?S???P??
21d Still clinging to first fact (9) : ??I??S??C
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Fleshpot... true, I'm not sure I'd appreciate this level of difficulty every week. Matakari is like me, has been doing the Speccie puzzle for around 15 years - we've had all sorts of easiness/difficulty levels in that time. I'm quite happy when the easier puzzles attract new solvers, not quite so happy if there's a run of the simpler ones!
Back from an afternoon stroll, thanks to the coolness of today’s weather. Grateful for your comprehensive hints and parsing, JJ109! With Google’s backing, I learned quite a lot as the Unclueds all fell into place and I am happy I persevered. I enjoyed this part of the monkey puzzle, especially the discovery of the word to be highlighted.
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