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Ground Force by Ifor All clues bar five contain either a single or two consecutive extra letters to be removed, always from a single word, and leaving a shorter word. When read in … Read more >>

  Heavy Metal Band by Harribobs Entries run clockwise in a chain, starting at the peak of 1, with the last letter of each entry being the first of the next. Entries start … Read more >>

  Queen of the North by Phi Several squares will need to contain multiple letters for the clue answers to fit – solvers should replace these with the same appropriate symbol. The solutions … Read more >>

Double Take by Encota Four unclued thematic entries must be completed. Clue numbers must not be entered initially. Nine clues are common to each pane and must be entered in the same place … Read more >>

Follow the Leader by Serpent The entry at 24 is to be deduced. Answers to 12 normal clues must be modified before entry. The remaining clues contain an extra letter that must be … Read more >>

Equivalency by Eclogue The unclued across and down entries each illustrate one side of an equivalency whose statement and source is provided, in clue order, by superfluous letters generated in wordplay. Solvers must … Read more >>

Now You See Me by The Ace of Hearts One letter must be deleted from each clue before solving. These letters in clue order spell out a quotation from a film. Six thematic … Read more >>

Write-off (29) by Xanthippe All clues are normal but two symmetrically positioned clue answers must be entered jumbled. The first number at the end of each clue is the entry length. The second … Read more >>

Odd Situations by Kruger In several clues the definition contains a single letter misprint. The correct letters, in clue order, cryptically suggest how the unclued entries should be completed. Nice short preamble and, … Read more >>

Unlike the Rest by Panther One letter must be omitted, wherever it occurs, from the answer to each clued entry. Wordplay and numbers in brackets refer to the mutilated answers to be entered … Read more >>

  Two’s Company by P  I  N  K The initially-filled grid contains only one letter (say X) that appears exactly twice. Solvers must select from each clue a letter separated by one other … Read more >>

Thanks for the Help by Ifor Clues – all normal – are in alphabetical order of their answers, to be entered where they fit and ignoring the shaded entries. Those on the right … Read more >>

Double Checking by Phi The puzzle is based on one of a set of verses. In one cell in each column the across and down answers clash; clashes to be resolved in favour … Read more >>

Tourist Information by Harribobs Answers to asterisked clues are entered normally; all others must be cycled on entry. Four answers are members of a group of seven seasoned travellers, and are clued by … Read more >>

  Myth by Dysart The three unclued entries (one of two words) are names linked by a thematic film whose main character is hidden in the grid (11 cells, to be highlighted). In … Read more >>