Azed 1809

[pldcav]

Is it just me, or does the answer to 31 rely on a definition that isn't in Chambers 2003? Perhaps it's in Chambers 2006, which I haven't yet invested in. (It's in Collins 1986)

Also, it seems a bit careless that the clue to 35 should contain the answer to 34, and the clue to 1 the answer to 8.

[sarumite]

pldcav I don't have Azed so answer is unknown to me, but if it's of interest, I will check in Chambers 10th Edition to confirm inclusion or otherwise.

[pldcav]

Thanks for your offer - the answer is TRADE ON and the definition is EXPLOIT

[Quizmonster]

You're right, of course, Pld, that Chambers 2003 does not list 'trade on', but it has been a phrase in common use for well over a hundred years, as in "She traded on her beauty for years"...ie exploited it.
All the 'instructions' say is that Chambers is recommended, after all.
Re the cross-referencing, I found it quite amusing myself!

[sarumite]

"Trade On" is also not listed in the current 2006 edition of Chambers.

[pldcav]

Thank you both

[stephem]

Chambers 2003 does contain the definition of 'trade on' right at the very end of the 'trade' section just before tradescantia. It's there as a phrase (as indicated by the symbol just before Board of Trade).
trade on = to count on or take advantage of esp unsrupulously.

[pldcav]

Well spotted! So it was just me and my ageing eyes after all!