Cryptic crossword No 1,255 · MyCrossword

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7 comments

2 yr ago

Great grid! Shoutouts to 19a, 21a, 25a, 6d, 7d and 14d.

2 yr ago

Top stuff, thanks Umpire. Favourites include 10a, 19a, 25a (once eventually parsed!), 28a & 7d. Spoilers ...

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2 yr ago

love this puzzle!!

2 yr ago

Nice stuff Umpire. I really like 5, 7, 20 and 28. Thank you!

2 yr ago

Thanks Umpire. Nice and straightforward and typical of your style. Podium: 28a, 1d, 7d. Thanks. PM

2 yr ago

You had me at the cover image - naturally - but while 12a was lovely (and gutsy - taking a page out of Void's book, eh?), my favourite clue of the top-notch lot was 26a, purely for the laugh it got out of me when the penny dropped. Ta for the puzzle!