Financial Times 15,293 by WANDERER

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A very pleasant and relatively easier challenge (compared to his past offerings) from Wanderer. It was smooth sailing all the way, with impeccable cluing (save for one which I have queried in my blog below) and some refreshingly semi-new wordplays. All in all, a bright spot on a dreary Friday, so thanks Wanderer !!

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Guardian 26,937 / Paul

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Paul makes his expected weekly appearance with a reasonably straightforward puzzle, with a wide variety in the style of the answers. Thanks, Paul. Across 1 White powder pocketed by outlaw from a Christian … Read more >>

Financial Times 15,291 by JASON

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I thought this a good straightforward puzzle.  Often when one reads ‘straightforward’ in an introduction it is a eupemism for either ‘too easy’ or ‘dull’ – in this case not so.  I didn’t coast though this nor did I find it boring.  In the race to provide ever more new and innovative clues I think good straightforward puzzles sometimes get overlooked.  Thank you Jason.

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Guardian 26,935 – Puck

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Some good Puckish fun today…                                        … with a bit of a numerical theme around the boundary. I’m baffled by 26a – commenters to the rescue please.. Thanks to Puck         … Read more >>

Independent 9,280 by Scorpion

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Scorpion is never all that easy, but this wasn’t too bad. There were still several clues that detained me, but apart from one or two minor quibbles, everything seems to be fair.

Definitions underlined and in maroon.

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