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Withnail bore, Fowles nut & cryptic Lib Journalist hired to do a hatchet job? (4)
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My new one’s up at mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2298 with Joe, Virgil ... and a (tiny) bit of smut. Want Root to start in pre-Ashes event? (6) Bored, Dido finally told Aeneas to whip out ... (2,1,5,3) ... cock and thrust! (4) Huge thanks as ever to the disgustingly clever @raidercrossword.bsky.social

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A rare treat to see Hudson pop up in a boozy Tuesday Toughie @ tinyurl.com/4j76wycp If he's not bouncing back from Dry January, I’m a Dutchman! Dispensation of vitamin D, A or K that's served over the counter (5,7) Horrid wine I downed to see in New Year (5) Tipsy wife I left in the gloaming (8)

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It's tin hat time! My debut NTSPP crossword – apparently my "trickiest yet" – is up at bigdave44.com/2025/02/22/n... Plunging Dow? (3-3) Rod Stewart's hairdo these days is a little fishy! (4,6) Gels could be the solution for this persistent problem (8,4)

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Smart stuff from Prime in today’s Tel, blogged at bigdave44.com/2025/02/19/t... Expect Greek myth, Wodehouse and, er, football. Independent award following term of town crier (5) Gender-neutral pronoun used by Doctor Psmith, say (5) Brazilian footballer: someone who looks to be in reverse gear (9)

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Dada’s back again (does the man ever stop?) with a light and bouncy Tel Toughie, BD blogged at bigdave44.com/2025/02/18/t... Reportedly vital, little bird? (4) Digging foundations? (9) Cash for example I spread out, splitting money (6,6)

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A gentle-ish Django in the Tel, though I still made a howling hash of one! BD blogged at tinyurl.com/38cz62tj Something to make you feel full of fuel – shake making energy expand (7,7) Strictly’s third dancer wanting Jack Dee for example (5) Ringo discovered McCartney half-cut inside covers? (10)

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Quintessential Dharma today in the Tel, BD blogged at tinyurl.com/yu6khzhk with Waits and rugby. Centre touched down, wingers nowhere to be seen (4) Player lowering the tone maybe, scratching head and back (6) Addition to half of refrain by legendary guitarist with two notes out of sequence? (8,4)

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It's Tel Toughie Tuesday AKA a well-fluffy Chalicea. Need I say more? BD blogged at tinyurl.com/mr3mye9w with ska, etc. Positively good man mistakenly losing wife (8) Expert installs, going very fast, system that benefits employees (6-7) Urban address? It's the subject of idle gossip (4,2,3,4)

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Dada is nothing if not prolific. He’s back with yet another Tel Toughie that’s anything but. BD blogged (à la Dury, of course) at tinyurl.com/4dut9cp9 Belter, teaspoon on boiled egg, possibly? (7) Love and personality represented in book of letters (10,5) Not a mile away from Havana? (5,3,2,5)

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A Toughie>Softie from Musaeus in Today's Tel, BD blogged at tinyurl.com/yrvxv7a3 double unches and all! Neighbour’s grass on hedges close to Arab horse (6) Exhausted swinging iron? Holiday must follow (6) After bread, gulp sauce (5,4)

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Donnybrook yet again proving he’s got gears with a decidedly non-Saturday Tuesday Tel Toughie, Big Dave blogged at tinyurl.com/2rc3fera Cut but not finished when suggested? (5-4) Small carts returned fruit-laden in docks (9) Lawn thus exposed is left! (9)

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This is rapidly turning into Dada week at the Tel. Today’s far-from-Toughie (BD blogged at tinyurl.com/8ezczatt) is his third in just three days! Show-off taking on backhander on the backhand! (5) Large part of inheritance upset our son (8) Observer features diary written by an advertiser (9)

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The last Toughie of 2024 comes from Dharma, Big Dave blogged at tinyurl.com/3bcefp8x And very jolly it is too – there’s even some exploding chocolate! Happy New Year.. Trick shot at Lord's inspiring Derbyshire's opening victory (8) Martial artist praises this liquefied food (6,8) High roller? (7)

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The penultimate Toughie of the year comes from Donnybrook in the Tel, Big Dave blogged at tinyurl.com/4j2brwrk Expect one NHO, no festive groans and a brief glimpse of Oliver Reed. Happy Christmas all.

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An uber-gentle non-Toughie from Chalicea in today’s Tel, blogged over at Big Dave tinyurl.com/u3k2retw Expect Nightmares on Wax and Withnail.. Measure of port? (4) Talking of Poseidon or Neptune holding power (8) Fancy let with these items worth having could be tasteless (6)

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A charming romp from Dada to kick off the Tel’s Toughie week, blogged at Big Dave tinyurl.com/mrzstnv6. Expect Blues and nonsense. From me, not Dada, obviously. Second wing cut from baby fly (4) Conflict’s ending with intensity on battlefield (7) Short distance, walk in the park, heading off (4)

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A very jolly themer from Zenas in today’s Tel Toughie slot, blogged at tinyurl.com/ceb52f9s Big Dave. One (quite a few, in fact) for all the Victoria Wood fans. Here's a couple.. Mast and anchor regularly dropped by sailors (5) Collectible items not for detailed investigation? (8)

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A pleasingly gentle start to the Tel’s Toughie week from Musaeus, blogged over at Big Dave. Expect Blues, bacon and Bond ... tinyurl.com/e5dru7rh Fare is new in Europe since I worried about university (8,7) Roofer's rebuke and what starts it (6) Source of dismay in repeat struggles? (3,4)

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Some tasty chew from Dharma in today’s Tel Toughie, blogged over on Big Dave .. Let out large house delaying onset of resident's entrance (8) Student jockey's capturing prize (8) Patent unaffected by most of invention missing (7) tinyurl.com/bdz4y7t5

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