Cryptic crossword No 3,759
Mon 3 Aug 2026, set byNoBadWeather
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Special Instructions: I created this grid on holiday in the beautiful Lake District - I recommend a trip to anyone reading this :) Please leave a comment with how you get on! Always looking for feedback!
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Hi NoBadWeather, I think if there were no competition for my attention I’d have enjoyed this puzzle more, as I did your previous one. I did particularly appreciate 11a, 14a, 7d, 8d (fantastic clue, as noted by others) and 18d (good use of ‘the leaders.’) But with some clues I tired of searching my mental thesaurus for synonyms, and with some I stopped enjoying untangling the wordplay, especially when I felt the surface lacked coherence. After revealing them I saw how clever they were, so maybe
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