Toughie Crossword - Friday by Elgar

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This is tricky. My mate Elgar inevitably brings out the most tantalising. 1D
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JAMES I
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9A
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NEARLY
10A
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MAD
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14D
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= gnu
5D I assume
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= and so say all of us
21A
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= departure lounge > anag
3D could be
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= Home Secretaries ?
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13A
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FIGURES OF SPEECH
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There is a problem with 8A here.

The solution needed for the crossers & wordplay is actually spelt incorrectly. The setter assumed that the 2nd word in the answer is spelt in the Italian way, when in fact it should be spelt in the Portuguese fashion.
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I couldn't parse it but thought it might be
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Sao Paulo
and couldn't get 2D at all to help since acuity and acumen were my only vague ideas but didn't parse either!
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tabascoboy wrote: Sat Jan 23, 2021 2:04 pm I couldn't parse it but thought it might be
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Sao Paulo
and couldn't get 2D at all to help since acuity and acumen were my only vague ideas but didn't parse either!
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Sao Paolo. Single =Solo, hugging A O P A
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15/18A
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YOU MARK MY WORDS
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hlvp wrote: Sat Jan 23, 2021 2:21 pm
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Sao Paolo. Single =Solo, hugging A O P A
As ever, seems obvious when spelled out!
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