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The PDF of the latest Gemelo puzzle is available at this link: Gemelo 35 The first group of enhancements to the site have been implemented as of 07/05/26. The ways of interacting with the Clinic have changed slightly – please see the Discussions section on the About This Site page. For the latest information about the ongoing changes to the site, please see the Clinic’s Refurbishment Project Status page.
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Very helpful, thank you
It’s important with any clue to give the same level of grammatical scrutiny to the cryptic reading as to the…
Just realised that “alliance” doesn’t work as the definition as it includes the majority of the answer letters. Also, wordplay…
Hi. Thanks for responding. The intended answer is ALLOY
Hi Barton I agree about the surface readings of some of the clues, and I do feel that the ‘initial…
A good puzzle with a few excellent clues but the paired clues generally ran together somewhat raggedly. I saw little…
Hi Codjuma No need for parsing, but can you tell me the intended answer?
Now Im getting stuck into it Im really enjoying it – it’s not so hard with the software help available…
Hi Lord C I was disappointed by the early ‘special’ puzzles where Gemelo had constrained himself but not presented solvers…
Hi John. I see your point but 2d was my favourite!