Cryptic crossword No 3,728
Sat 25 Jul 2026, set byMagpieLinguist
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Thanks MagpieLinguist. I found that a quick solve and liked 1a (COTD), 14a, 2d, 25a, 18d as they had to my mind, cogent surfaces. Some other surface were a bit forced but they worked cryptically. Like Sisyphus I too, thought 10a was awry given the clash of tenses. Maybe "Alice's mad friend on board cracks" or "...snaps" would work better?
I did one of yours early on and this is the second I've tried. Certainly an improvement in terms of assembling your clues and creating meaningful surfaces. Pretty succinct too. Still some way to go - but then that applies to most of us! Fez - bless 'im - has done the heavy lifting wrt learning points for this one so I won't repeat his points. Other than to agree that a leaf university isn't really a concept that flies! 14a, 22a and 24d my podium. Thanks. PM
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