Quick Cryptic 21 by Carpathian

This is the twenty-first Guardian Quick Cryptic, a series of 11 x 11 crosswords designed to support beginners learning cryptic crosswords.  The whole point of these crosswords is support and encouragement of new solvers, so special rules for these crosswords apply – see here.  The puzzle can be found here.

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Private Eye (Cyclops/785) Absymal Setback

I’m suffering weekly bloggers malaise.

That’s where you have bags of time to prepare a blog, and solve the puzzle, take notes, and prepare the main part of the blog but leave the opening words till the last minute.  Then on every reminder click “remind me later” till it can’t be ignored.  Then realise you have largely forgotten about it all.

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