In a break from the usual, Mudd, almost always, if not always, an FT Prize puzzle setter, takes the Tuesday spot to bring a message for a worthy cause.  The standard of difficulty is more that of a Prize puzzle, rather than the usual Tuesday, so thanks Mudd for an unexpected enjoyable challenge.  Best wishes in your Marathon endeavour. Definitions are underlined in the clues.  [[Each of the pictures at the bottom has an unidentified link to the crossword.]]

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As a straight crossword puzzle this was a fairly standard Independent offering.  

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Well my first ever blog at the Guardian, and I get Crucible who I know rather better as Radian. Used to a theme, but let’s see if I get the picture… 

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