I found this trickier than the Monk puzzles I have blogged recently. Sometimes I was fooled by the definitions, sometimes it was convoluted constructions, other times unfamiliar words. In the end they were all solveable/guessable which is how it should be. Thanks Monk for another super puzzle.
Day: 31 August 2016
Independent 9,323 by Dac
I hope this means that Dac is becoming restored to his former health, because he has appeared today and also last week. I was under the impression that he had been unwell and was now only going to be doing every other week. If that was wrong then I’m sure everyone welcomes him back with open arms.
After a crossword last week that was arguably one of Dac’s less imaginative and elegant productions (that at least was the verdict of some of those posting here) he is right back to form: smooth surfaces and the whole thing satisfactory and (apart perhaps from 23ac) uncontroversial. The only thing militating against the surfaces is the unusually large number (for Dac) of clues that cross-reference some other clue.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
Guardian Cryptic 26,977 by Paul
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26977.
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