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Day: 1 December 2024
Guardian Quiptic 1306 Anto
Thank you to Anto. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Screens drug for something not readily noticed (5,4) BLIND SPOT : BLINDS(screens/shades for windows) + POT(drug, specifically cannabis). 6. Party demands … Read more >>
Azed No. 2,736 Plain
Apart from a couple of quibbles and one exceptionally clever clue, this solve was mostly straightforward.
Guardian Genius 257 set by Twin
I believe this is the first Genius to be set by Twin. Indeed, it may be his/her first Guardian puzzle. But I’m informed by the excellent Crossword Forum that Twin won the Ascot Gold Cup in 2020 and 2022 for Listener puzzles (voted so by correct solvers) and has set crosswords as Prime for the Telegraph Toughie and as Agenor in the TLS. And the day after I compose this post, November 7th, Twin sets the Independent Cryptic.
Everyman 4,075 by Everyman
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/4075.