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[doubtfire]

18d Active, with 'ankering to go to wild party 7 O?E?A?T is it OVERACT ?
20d Fortification soldier preferred 7 P?R???? is it PARAPET ?
23d Walk with energy into square 5 T?E?? is it TREAD ?
Thanks

[kayakamina]

20d Parapet.... Para (Paratrooper) + Pet (favourite)

23d Tread.... Trad (traditional-Square ) with E (energy)

[Quizmonster]

18d Operant...ie 'ope + rant

[kayakamina]

18d active= operant ....(h) ope + rant

[Quizmonkey]

Operant (means active)

(h)ankering = (h)ope
wild party = rant

[doubtfire]

thanks kayakamina and quizmonster

[kayakamina]

Hi QuizMonster.... Thanks for solving the JFK shooting clue I spent hours over it! K

[doubtfire]

And thanks QUIZMONKEY

[Quizmonster]

A nice piece of precise synchrography above, K! I'm always astonished when I get a response in - even by microseconds, as here, obviously - ahead of you. My pleasure re the 'katzenjammer' thing. Cheers