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Special Instructions: Wait! Before looking at the numbered clues below, consider trying this puzzle out in its pure (alphabet-jigsaw) form here: https://www.tiny.cc/tpgAlphabetCryptic2 If you do, please come back and tell me how it went! Or, stay right here and solve the same clues traditionally. Thank you Raider and colleagues for so many fulfilling interactions here on MyCrossword. Here's to another 50 puzzles : )

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Boznut

Hi tp, I went down the traditional route and found it very satisfying - lovely surfaces and nice constructions although I did find 9a and 19d difficult to parse so needed to reveal, 24a enjoyably funny, 26 clever (and a bit chewy) - top picks 8a, 11a, 12a, 13d, 21d, thank you

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LeoNessie

Fantastic 50!! Loved it - went the traditional route, too. 11a is brilliant, so is 23a. 14a nice misdirection, 22a and of course 26a, 13d were fun, love 7d's compactness. NHO 22d but that's on me. Well done!

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Gennaro

Thanks tpg and congratulations on a remarkable #50. Since I have solved alphabetical jigsaws in the FT before I took your suggestion and began solving this in its 'pure form'. After placing a majority of the solutions I ran into a roadblock. I checked one of my answers to see if my placement was correct and I quickly learned I had rotated the NW corner by 90 degrees. I fixed my error and everything fell into place except for the nho 22d. Favourites included 10a, 25a, 7d, 13d, and 18d. More ...

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Sisyphus

Congrats on the milestone tpg- that’s a lot of clues! I was tired sitting down to this so chose the ‘easier’ route, but still found it quite a workout. Your clues are typically very busy, with a string of different elements to unravel before the PDM, and I did end up revealing more than I would have liked. But I definitely appreciated what you’d done and picked up some new ideas I’ll be tempted to borrow myself! Favourites: 9a, 12a, 14a (what LeoNessie said), 22a, 7d, 16d, & 21d.

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