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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 >>

Preamble: Misprints occur in 19 down clues. The correct letters spell out most of a quotation from a well-known TV series. Both 6-letter words in the specific episode’s title are to be removed, … Read more >>

Preamble: One letter must be omitted, wherever it occurs, from the answer to each clue before entry in the grid; wordplay and letter counts refer to the mutilated forms entered. In clue order, … Read more >>

Preamble: Thirteen solutions must be entered in an unconventional way. Their clues provide a hint. The shortest preamble ever? It’s certainly a contender. Experience tells me that “in an unconventional way” means “backwards” … Read more >>

Preamble: Each clue contains either a single letter misprint in the definition or wordplay leading to an extra or missing letter (equal numbers of each). In clue order, the correct/extra/missing letters give an … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1435Preamble: Wordplay in each across clue gives the answer with one extra letter; in clue order, these reveal two messages. The first indicates how the answers to six down clues must be … Read more >>