Surely there must be someone else who is having a problem with Paul- or are we going to have to put it away until Monday Sept 29th? Help- we don't want to win a prize- just want to get some sleep!
I certainly found it difficult, tho I've finished it now with help from ABers.I still don't understand fully the clue to 25a. "Heading for launch, approaching 1, deafening, having held to this moment?" 7 letters, it's liftoff. Well, heading for launch is L, deafening could be ff, to is held (in the middle), but where does if come from?
the i in if comes from 'approaching 1' and the f goes with the other two f's to make fff which is deafening, having held 'to', f to ff. Hope that's clear!
Yep! This one was a strange one for PAUL. But it's always good to exercise one's brain cells with a challenge. No resort to Answerbank and no complaints. More of the same please if not harder.