Normally I would have done the puzzles you mentioned, but as I was abroad I restricted myself to the crossword I had to blog.

Personally, I cannot be bothered too much as long as it doesn’t happen too frequently and as long as the clues are not too similar.

But just last week we had another duplication as Styx and Falcon both clued BLUDGEON, on two consecutive days.

And coincidentally, in this week’s Guardian blogs there was a similar discussion due to the fact that both Qaos and Tramp made clear that they had to re-write one of their clues for this reason.

“Isn’t it the editors’ job to try to avoid such repetition?”
Good question, don’t know the answer yet.
Editors could also try to change the order of publication of cryptics with duplications. At least, in that case, the setter’s brainchild wouldn’t be affected – which for me, personally, is more important than the negative effects i.e. a solver saying “oh, I’ve seen that one before”.

14ac: In FT 14,052, Jason clued AFTER ALL as “Last in spite of expectations.”

27ac: In FT 14,050, Mudd clued MANDRAKE as “Two males discovering plant.” What’s more, the answer appeared in the same location in each grid (bottom left corner).

Isn’t it the editors’ job to try to avoid such repetition?

Richard, when I started blogging just over a year ago, I was aware of the big time span between publication and blog.
I thought, why not include a link to the puzzle in the first part of my preamble (of course, without giving anything away) to give solvers the opportunity to tackle the puzzle as if it were a daily before looking at the rest of the blog.

You are the first person to say something about this, which is much appreciated.

We found this an entertaining Monday lunchtime solve, although IMARI & MERRIE ENGLAND were outside our general knowledge.