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Preamble: Renowned setter Andy Lemon has been kidnapped, but his captors have unwisely allowed him to submit this puzzle disclosing his whereabouts. All but 12 clues are normal. In each of 6 clues … Read more >>

  The Gas Man Cometh by Ifor The Gas Man: “Just checked – I’ll be there at 1, but must leave at some point. I know your number.” The Author: “I’ve got you … Read more >>

  Unassuming Champion by Ploy In 24 clues, one letter must be changed before solving. The new letters give the names of two people. They form a group with a further nine items, … Read more >>

The Magic of Opera by Phi The opera is at 18. Clues to entries unaffected by the magic each contain a redundant word, to be removed before solving. The magic of Act 1 … Read more >>

Just in Time by Poat Down answers are jumbled before entry. On completing the grid, solvers must deduce how to treat across answers so that an apposite TV quote (three words) appears, leaving … Read more >>

Mull It Over by Opsimath Each across clue contains a misprint in the definition. In clue order the corrections spell out the last four words of a verse from a poem and the … Read more >>

Landmark by Pointer The final grid answers incorporate several items (including two place names) that appear on a map of a certain part of Britain, their relative locations having been retained approximately. A … Read more >>

You Will Have by Kruger Half of the clues each have a letter added to one word in their definition which is then usually (but not always) jumbled – not all of the … Read more >>

Northern Lights by Phi Orthernay Ightslay ybay Iphay The unclued entries (none of which is a word) can be converted to a list of names with something in common by the application of … Read more >>

Barcode by Xanthippe Clues are given in normal order and solvers must complete the grid, which has no symmetry and contains 4 barred off empty cells. Two entries are clued by wordplay only … Read more >>

Noble Aims by Nimrod Wordplay in all except six clues leads to an extra letter not entered in the grid; these letters in order reveal a cryptic clue to one version of a … Read more >>

Back and Forward by Kruger Most clues have had either their definition or wordplay moved back or forward by one or two clues (1ac assumed to follow 32dn). The original clues must be … Read more >>

Don’t Get Me Wrong by Opsimath Ignoring obstructive bars and replacing letters in barred-off and corner cells with the letters IN GRIM AUTHOR’S CV, three sides of the completed grid will reveal a … Read more >>

  Flirt by Schadenfreude Solvers must complete the grid and highlight seven titles, a phrase common to each appearing only once. The wordplay yielded by each clue leads to the entered answer plus … Read more >>

Silvester by Eclogue Twenty three clues contain an extra word. In clue order, initial letters of these words provide four courses; final letters provide their accompanying drinks. Reflecting the thematic sketch cryptically indicated … Read more >>