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[safflower]

17d Explosives and vapour blosking pipe - expert in this neeed(9)? e - e - i - t - -. I think the t might be wrong.
29a Short offensive, only two pieces of dynamite blasted (5)? r - d - -.
What a hard crossword this week!

[tyrepill]

17d Chemistry...29 a Rud dy

[Lie-in King]

Hi again safflower - hope the weather's calmed down for you!

17d C-HE-mist-ry
29a Rud(e) - dy(namite)

[safflower]

Oh! Thank you tyrepill and Lie-in King. My e is wrong. Chemistry obviously. Must have been the wind - I knew I wasn't concentrating. Calmer today but as grey and leaden as night.