Guardian 29,486 – Fed

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A typically entertaining puzzle from this setter, with some quite involved parsing in places. Thanks to Fed.   Across 1 A FLEA IN ONE’S EAR Arrange safe area online to see rocket (1,4,2,4,3)Anagram … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No.1658 – Pseudonym by Gaston

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“Clues are presented in normal order, but there are nine unclued entries. One is the theme’s creator; the other eight comprise the seven members of a thematic group, with one member covering two entries. Twenty-two clues each contain a single-letter misprint. Read in clue order, the correct letters produce two names; the first eleven (all from across clues) spell out the theme’s central character, thought to be a PSEUDONYM for the eleven-letter second name (all from down clues). Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.”

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Inquisitor 1871: Empty Handed by Check

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Empty Handed by Check

Twenty-five clues contain a misprint in the definition. In clue order, corrections spell two instructions from one unclued entry to the other. Answers to 10 further clues must be thematically altered before entry per a third instruction. In the filled grid, solvers must highlight a target of this instruction (six cells). Numbers in brackets refer to unmodified answer lengths.

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Guardian 29,483 / Vulcan

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Vulcan steps predictably into his fortnightly slot with a traditional Monday medley. There’s the usual mix of charades, anagrams and double definitions, along with several cryptic definitions, some more so than others. I … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 1294 Kite

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Thank you to Kite. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Appeal from lover to flirt heartlessly (6) BEAUTY : BEAU(lover/boyfriend) plus(to) “toy”(to flirt/to lead on as if sexually attracted) minus its … Read more >>