Welcome to The Clue Clinic – where people interested in solving or setting cryptic crosswords come to learn, sharpen their skills, and get expert guidance from experienced setters.
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What’s New
The PDF of the latest Gemelo puzzle is available at this link: Gemelo 40 The PDF of the latest Azed puzzle is available at this link: Azed 2,781 The June Digest is now live, providing a short round-up of news and views from the Clinic. As of 16th June a number of improvements have been made to the Clinical Data table display. See the Refurbishment Project Status page for details.
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Hi Paul I’d completely forgotten about him until I read your comment. The excellence of your memory can be confirmed…
Going off at a tangent regarding 27d and your comments on people who had amazing skill and ability in some…
Hello RK The question a setter must always consider is, “Can I reasonably expect the solver to interpret what I’ve…
My reading is that the two defs are just the formal and popular names for the particular genus, with the…
Hello Doctor, “Adjacent to” is listed as a juxtaposition indicator with a qualifier that it can be before or after…
😀 I’m not sure Peter Shilton saw it that way…
Rugby move nicked by idol’s an unavoidable accident (9, 3 words)
Of course…3 lions, 11+ heroes ⚽🤞 Furious about Argentina ‘goal’, at heart retaining name – this one (8)
Your mind’s bound to wander a bit this week when writing about lions and heroes!
Thanks, Alex – my brain was clearly struggling to cope with all those brothers (who, incidentally, started out as teachers)…