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Work by Schadenfreude Single letters to be removed from 38 clues before solving (always leaving real words) spell a quotation with one word missing and its originator. Solvers must reveal the missing word … Read more >>

Shift Work II: Confessions by Ifor A song title suggests how one letter in each across answer must be treated before entry. All down clues must be modified before solving according to part … Read more >>

Obeying a Rule by Eclogue Preamble: Every clue is OBEYING A RULE whereby each definition, in whole or in part, is disguised by a one word anagram containing an extra letter. In clue … Read more >>

From A to B by Triton Seven pairs of clues are run together (but do not overlap); in each instance the definitions are of two four-letter words whilst the wordplays lead to two … Read more >>

Two’s Company by Lato Corrected single letter misprints in the eleven thematic clues spell out a two-word phrase describing what needs to be added to the entries to complete the answers (though these … Read more >>

Don’t Trust the Picture by Phi Preamble: A number of answers are entered jumbled, and even then won’t fill the associated entries, leaving unchecked spaces blank. The complete versions of these entries are … Read more >>

Delivery by Eclogue The delivery of the definition in each clue has lost a letter which solvers should reinstate prior to solving. In clue order, these letters spell out samples of work created … Read more >>

Ecological by Kruger Preamble: Just over 25 per cent of clues contain a redundant word that must be removed before solving. In clue order, the second or fifth letters of these words followed … Read more >>

Preamble: The six unclued entries are members of a group; their unchecked/mutually checked letters could spell I ISSUED PAILS. The group cryptically suggests how to change each of seven identical letters to another … Read more >>

Preamble: One entry per column contains a clash in one cell, which must be entered in a way consistent with the theme. Wordplay for the other column entry (with the exception of the … Read more >>

Preamble: Steps to be followed: 1 Make amendments to asterisked clues in either of two ways before solving. 2 Read yellow cells in row order to find a theme word. 3 Complete the … Read more >>

Preamble: Answers to the eleven asterisked clues must be changed to a related word of the same length before entry. All other clues have a single-letter misprint: the correct letters (in clue order) … Read more >>

Preamble: Solvers must complete the grid, including a health warning which applies to both grid and clues. Each clue is contaminated by a thematic letter, appearing as a misprint in the definition part. … Read more >>

Preamble: Two characters appear in the completed grid. The unclued lights describe their joint effort and the result. So, Chalicea, she of the short preamble strikes again – not quite as short as … Read more >>

Preamble: Answers to the 24 normal clues extend beyond the boundaries of the grid; “extended” letters spell two thematic phrases to be entered below it. Wordplay in each remaining clue leads to the … Read more >>