We were told that twenty-five clues contained a superfluous letter or word that needed to be removed before solving and that these would give, in clue order, an abridged definition of a TRADITION. This, in turn, suggested the way in which a further eight answers were to be entered into the grid. The remaining five clues, connected with the theme, did not have a definition.

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Another very satisfying crossword from Bannsider.  As usual the wordplay is very precise, even although it takes me a while to work it all out.

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Solving time : about two hours, and it was some hours later that I finally understood a couple of the solutions. A very enjoyable challenge with all the liberties we have come to expect from Paul. I attach a link to the pdf of the puzzle, although of course the annotated solution should be available soon after this post appears. Read the rest of this entry »