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An enjoyable solve, made a bit quicker by getting the very long clue early on. My favourites were 12ac, 13ac, 2dn, 7dn, 9dn, and 18dn. Thanks to Paul

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A fun puzzle to solve…

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A challenging puzzle with lot of parsing left over at the end. Favourites were 10ac, 14ac, and 2dn. Thanks to Paul.

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A very nice puzzle – I particularly liked 1ac, 20ac, 26ac, 1dn, 7dn, and 17dn. Thanks to Vulcan

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A tough and slow solve, with some parsing and research required after finishing…

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A rare treat to see Maskarade on a weekday…

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A slow and enjoyable solve – my favourites were 23ac, 2dn, 4/18, 6dn, 14dn, and 19dn. Thanks to Fed for the puzzle

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A slow and tricky solve today. My favourites were 21ac, 12dn, and 1dn and 22dn. Thanks to Pasquale for the puzzle

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Thanks to Brummie for the puzzle – my favourites were 21ac, 2dn, 12dn, 14dn, and 20dn.

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Thanks Paul for today’s puzzle…

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An enjoyable solve, especially 15ac, 5dn, and 8dn. Thanks to Pasquale for the puzzle

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Not too tricky, with neat cluing and surfaces. Favourites 25ac, 1dn, and 18dn. Thanks to Carpathian for the puzzle.

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Thanks to Tramp for an excellent puzzle. Apologies for the late and brief blog – I had issues accessing the puzzle until now.

If you solved the Kite puzzle that was available on the Guardian site earlier, this was already blogged here: https://www.fifteensquared.net/2023/11/09/guardian-cryptic-29223-kite.

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A fun solve with many neat surfaces – my favourites clues were 18ac, 22ac, 27ac, 28ac, and 5dn. Thanks to Vulcan

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A slow solve, and many tricky parsings. Favourites were 17ac, 2dn, 9dn, and 18dn. Thanks to Soup for the puzzle.

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