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Guardian Cryptic 29432 Vlad

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Thank you to Vlad. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1    Value greatly as singer? (7) CHERISH : CHER(American pop singer) –ISH(suffix indicating likeness/as). 5    Compare white American coming in with sweetheart (7) BALANCE … Read more >>

Financial Time 17771 Gozo

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Thank you to Gozo for another themed puzzle. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Preamble: Thirteen solutions are 14 Across and all 14 of them lack their definition Across 9. Race course? (9) … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 29402 Fed

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Thank you to Fed.  Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Oddly easier having first dealt with revolutionary Big Mac ingredient (9,6) PROCESSED CHEESE : 1st, 3rd and 5th letters of(Oddly) “easier” … Read more >>

Financial Times 17747 Slormgorm

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Thank you to Slormgorm. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. A swine breaking apart stacks of wood (8) MAHOGANY : [ A + HOG(swine/pig) ] contained in(breaking apart) MANY(stacks/piles of). From … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 29379 Pasquale

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Thank you to Pasquale. Definitions are underlined in the clues. ACROSS 1. Flimsy stuff mostly rejected by one wanting firm material (6) CALICO : Reversal of(… rejected) “lace”(flimsy stuff/a fine open fabric) minus … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 29372 Fed

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Thank you to Fed. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Group of golfers wearing small jumpers possibly getting temporary replacements (8) STOPGAPS : PGA(abbrev. for “Professional Golfers Association”/group of golfers) contained … Read more >>

Financial Times 17721 Falcon

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Thank you to Falcon. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Tolerated temperature in a bizarre botanical garden (9) ARBORETUM : [ BORE(tolerated/withstood) + T(symbol for “absolute temperature”, in physics) ] contained … Read more >>