Guardian Prize 27,256 by Paul

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I wasn’t getting anywhere with this, so I put it aside and opened the rather nice bottle of red wine given to us by a French couple in whose house we were staying last week.  An hour later I was absolutely whizzing through the puzzle.  I believe this is known in the trade as “getting on your setter’s wavelength”.  Thanks Paul, for the puzzle and for the excuse.

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Independent 9,606 by Hob

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That was hard work. Quite apart from the fact that many of the clues referred to a not particularly easy answer and so there was an extra slowness at the start, it was difficult. Or so I thought at the time.

But it was good.

Definitions underlined and in maroon.

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Financial Times 15,611 by REDSHANK

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I find Redshank’s puzzles have an elegance to them.  I can’t put my finger on exactly what it is but there is a “just right” feel to them; neither too hard nor easy, neither too clever nor too hackneyed.  Whatever it is and however you do it: thank you Redshank.

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