On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:30:45 -0500, dpb wrote:

Oren wrote:
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Is the latch sticking, and not extending all the way out? :-))

Possible, perhaps, but seems unlikely given the description of as much
as half-inch of clearance on the strike side between door and jamb...

I'll speculate; it's a jamb problem.

OP, where are YOU?