Very entertaining and enjoyed the theme.
2D Didn’t know and lots of misdirections. Great surface. Good word.
15D Didn’t know. Wiki tells me not copper. Good deception.
Loved 3D, 13A, 14D, 21D, 30A, 25A, 10A, 4D (typo in def?), and the multiple meanings of ‘in a dish’ in 26D.
Queries:
17D I’m guessing the Spoonerism is similar to one with a double/extended consonant seen recently in 10D 1,2?
10D ‘s wordplay I haven’t fully got yet. Should I be thinking of a synonym for unhappy with a deletion before placement?
22D Every time I look I see something different. Still not sure.
4A: You are correct about the typo [blush]. I will fix that.
** SPOILERS BELOW **
17D: Yes, the repeated consonant in the poet gets treated as one by the Rev. Dr.
10D: * DELETED *
22D: I’ve been a bit tricky here. The “it” in the definition refers to “an object” in the wordplay. The wordplay itself is straightforward with conventional signposts.
15D: No, they’re not made of copper. However, they are a direct ancestor of the English penny, abbreviated “d”, which was made of copper and called, in a group, “coppers”.
Woke up this morning with the wordplay for 10D. Should have seen the indicator! Brilliant! I’d delete your revelation in response to my query, Rupert. It was a delight to get that, even belatedly. Makes you wonder what the unhappy campers are dropping. Very funny and spot on the theme.
had to admit defeat on the last few, but did enjoy it.
10D was one of the first I got, very good.
Had never heard of 22D, but good to learn a new word, just hope I can remember the name of it when I need to use it!
Kicking myself (no pun intended) that I didn’t get 11A, tried everything I could think of in connection with a foot, “boot” was the closest I could get, but this messed up the down clues.
Am ok with your 15A, although usually made of silver, later ones based on them were copper, eg, English and French too I think.
Not clear on a few wordplays
13A do the last 4 letters refer to a location?
19A don’t get the partners bit.
27A am assuming first two words of clue give first 4 letters but can’t see how
14D can see a city-state but not an award
13A: Yes, it’s a location. It’s where most Australians live (relative to the rest of Australia).
19A: Bridge partners.
27A: You are correct. thefreedictionary.com has it only as a noun: “Something, such as a theater ticket or a book, given free of charge”, but I’m certain I’ve heard it used as a verb: “He [?]ed us the tickets”.
14A: The city and the state, both in the eastern USA, are contained inside the award.
thanks Rupert all clear now
13A, that’s what I thought you meant, although still true, there has been a bit of a drift northward in recent years, those moving have increased the average IQ of both areas!
19A never played bridge so didn’t see that one.
27A got it now, it is an abbreviation
14A was fixated on Grammy award and didn’t see the other type. Was also looking for two letter abbreviations for states, but not really sure where in the answer I should be looking as I couldn’t see the award.
Very entertaining and enjoyed the theme.
2D Didn’t know and lots of misdirections. Great surface. Good word.
15D Didn’t know. Wiki tells me not copper. Good deception.
Loved 3D, 13A, 14D, 21D, 30A, 25A, 10A, 4D (typo in def?), and the multiple meanings of ‘in a dish’ in 26D.
Queries:
17D I’m guessing the Spoonerism is similar to one with a double/extended consonant seen recently in 10D 1,2?
10D ‘s wordplay I haven’t fully got yet. Should I be thinking of a synonym for unhappy with a deletion before placement?
22D Every time I look I see something different. Still not sure.
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4A: You are correct about the typo [blush]. I will fix that.
** SPOILERS BELOW **
17D: Yes, the repeated consonant in the poet gets treated as one by the Rev. Dr.
10D: * DELETED *
22D: I’ve been a bit tricky here. The “it” in the definition refers to “an object” in the wordplay. The wordplay itself is straightforward with conventional signposts.
15D: No, they’re not made of copper. However, they are a direct ancestor of the English penny, abbreviated “d”, which was made of copper and called, in a group, “coppers”.
Woke up this morning with the wordplay for 10D. Should have seen the indicator! Brilliant! I’d delete your revelation in response to my query, Rupert. It was a delight to get that, even belatedly. Makes you wonder what the unhappy campers are dropping. Very funny and spot on the theme.
had to admit defeat on the last few, but did enjoy it.
10D was one of the first I got, very good.
Had never heard of 22D, but good to learn a new word, just hope I can remember the name of it when I need to use it!
Kicking myself (no pun intended) that I didn’t get 11A, tried everything I could think of in connection with a foot, “boot” was the closest I could get, but this messed up the down clues.
Am ok with your 15A, although usually made of silver, later ones based on them were copper, eg, English and French too I think.
Not clear on a few wordplays
13A do the last 4 letters refer to a location?
19A don’t get the partners bit.
27A am assuming first two words of clue give first 4 letters but can’t see how
14D can see a city-state but not an award
13A: Yes, it’s a location. It’s where most Australians live (relative to the rest of Australia).
19A: Bridge partners.
27A: You are correct. thefreedictionary.com has it only as a noun: “Something, such as a theater ticket or a book, given free of charge”, but I’m certain I’ve heard it used as a verb: “He [?]ed us the tickets”.
14A: The city and the state, both in the eastern USA, are contained inside the award.
thanks Rupert all clear now
13A, that’s what I thought you meant, although still true, there has been a bit of a drift northward in recent years, those moving have increased the average IQ of both areas!
19A never played bridge so didn’t see that one.
27A got it now, it is an abbreviation
14A was fixated on Grammy award and didn’t see the other type. Was also looking for two letter abbreviations for states, but not really sure where in the answer I should be looking as I couldn’t see the award.