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When all clue answers have been placed in the grid, this puzzle will still not be finished. Solvers will need to fill in the letters missing from the shaded circuit so as to form a set of overlapping items, such as FULL-HOUSE-WORK-HORSE-RACE-COURSE. The sequence reads clockwise without regard to heavy bars, starting in the upper left corner of the circuit and ending in the same square. The unclued entry at 18 Across might be used to describe the course. Seven clue answers are capitalized.
The instructions above are for this month's puzzle only. See a complete introduction to clue-solving.
See the solution to last month's Puzzler.
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1.Metal underwear chafes, ultimately (5)
2.Maker of gold figure with a magic hammer (6)
3.Collect around mile chart again (5)
4.Spring sound (4)
5.Explorer stole about a pound (6)
6.Once more, a win (5)
7.Shakespearean brute is average boxer and outlaw (7)
8.Gravelly ridge reeks badly (5)
12.Middle Eastern leader is so mournful (5)
14.Opposite tree, dropping the second penny (5)
16.Little flier covering university's opening (5)
18.Charge oaf for test (4,3)
19.Greeting songbird, start playing a tune (3,2)
21.Old note found in certain seam (6)
23.Vile creatures, excluding the primary eastern weasel (6)
24.Frost's verses (5)
25.True, a messy place is appealing (5)
26.Solid plastic heroes (5)
27.Disconcerted, auditor's done in stages (5)
28.Tube of pepper put in dessert (4)
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