Clues of the Week 18/10/26

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Sun 18 Oct 2026
Hi folks, it's time to share what clever / funny / I-wish-I'd-written-that clues you've seen in the last seven days! For each clue please give the following info: - Puzzle identifier e.g. MyC number or newspaper date - Setter name, if given - Clue text including (enumeration) … in the main comment but please *don't* include the answer there. Feel free to put the answer in a Reply, as the Forum collapses replies by default.

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This week I liked the trick used in this (wordy but worth it!) clue from Polymath in MyC Cryptic 4010: One from matching pair of stilettos? That caused me pain. Flats? They offer control (9)

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A beaut from Filbert's - presumably penultimate - Indy puzzle this morning: London Eye (8,6)

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From this Thursday's Times puzzle 29674: 2000s teen drama, one informing religious leader (8)

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From Friday’s Times puzzle by James McGaughey (see the full puzzle solve on Cracking the Cryptic channel on YouTube: ‘Do you have to register a change of address? (5,7)’

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