Cryptic crossword No 3,734
Mon 27 Jul 2026, set byMagpieLinguist
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Hi MagpieLinguist, a mixed bag for me. I had ticks for 11a, 20a (maybe ‘in’ for ‘as’ would improve surface?), 27a, 2d, 8d (missing annotation), 18d and 21d, with a few extra ‘ok’ ones. But what are ‘space crusts’ in 9a, and how do 30a, 1d and 5d make any sense at all in their surface readings? My suggestion would be to slow down your publication rate and invest more in the checking process, especially of the surfaces- good for you and fairer for your solvers. You’ve had a fair whack of technical
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