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Independent 9,443 by Dac

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A slightly strange crossword, in that it was rather harder than a normal Dac to begin with and for some time very little was filled in, but by the end it was just the same as ever — not too demanding at all but right up to the usual standard of smoothness and elegance.

A quick glance at the clues shows that more often than not ‘in’ is a link-word rather than a sign of inclusion’. Perhaps this was what initially held me up.

I wasn’t all that happy with 1dn and may be missing something.

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Independent 9,438 by Poins

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Poins today.  This didn’t seem quite like usual Thursday fare, since Thursdays tend to be rather difficult, for me at any rate, and although there are several places here where I don’t fully understand what’s going on, it did seem to be rather easier than usual.

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Independent 9,436 / Knut

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Knut has provided today’s puzzle, which has turned out to be a tribute puzzle. It doesn’t take long to release that Knut is paying his own personal tribute to UK singer-songwriter George Michael … Read more >>

Independent 9,433 by Phi

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A very unusual grid in that there are only 22 answers, the fewest I’ve ever seen in a daily cryptic. I’m running a bit late today and wondered why I seem to have caught up: obvious why, with so little for me to do.

Enjoyable and utterly satisfactory as always. So many answers that initially gave difficulty proved to be very simple in hindsight.

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