Toughie 850 – Grid
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Online solvers are not provided with the grid shading shown in the newspaper version, without which the clue for 15 across is very confusing. But don’t despair, we are here to help you:
Just click on the grid for a larger view.
Having done the puzzle online last night, it took ages to figure out why 15a was what it is.
This makes it much more obvious.
Thanks BD. The grid gave us a couple of letters that helped us finish the last corner. Off to bed, exhausted from the struggle.
That makes sense now! I must confess to putting in 15a without attempting to parse it at the time.