Cryptic crossword No 800
Fri 4 Nov 2022, set byHenri
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Oh-hoh-hoh - genial! That was even more fun than I'd hoped - lovely variety of thematic implementations, some terrific surfaces and a great challenge all round. Favourites were 9a (neat), 10a (nice construction), 11a (likewise), 15a (likewise), 22a (fun), 23a (nice), 2d (nice), 3d (satisfying construction), 4d (likewise), 7d (likewise), 14d (fun surface) and 21d (nice) - top stuff Henri!
Update, July 2026! I decided to revisit this to celebrate this year's French National Day (not "Bastille Day", of course) and I cringe slightly at some of the clueing from my first year as a setter... I have amended the most egregious mishaps but I left in the clues that work fine but are merely verbose 😆 I'm a better editor of my own work now, I think...
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