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FT 16679 (Alberich): Compassionate description of moth-eaten derelicts? (6-7) #cryptic Ans: TENDER-HEARTED; [mothea]TENDER[elicts]. Solved by B. Srinath

FT 16035 (Redshank): Task involves cryptic clue with hint? It’s the same for me (4,3,4) #cryptic

FT 16035 (Redshank): Task involves cryptic clue with hint? It’s the same for me (4,3,4) #cryptic Ans: JOIN THE CLUB; JOB (task) around (CLUE HINT)*. Solved by @alpha_r0me0 Madhusudana - मधुसूदन:

FT 16681 (Basilisk): Supporting part gets Oscar for Child’s Play (4) #cryptic

FT 16681 (Basilisk): Supporting part gets Oscar for Child’s Play (4) #cryptic Ans: LEGO; LEG(supporting part) O ('Oscar' in the phonetic alphabet). Solved by B. Srinath

For more on the wordplay tricks used in this clue, see: False capitalization crosswordunclued.com/2009/11/false-… Phonetic alphabet in crosswords crosswordunclued.com/2010/02/nato-p…

#ThisDayThatYear 2012: Rufus's 80th birthday with a selection of 10 of his clues crosswordunclued.com/2012/02/happy-…

Guardian 26086 (Paul): Some leaves to make cha? (7) #cryptic

Guardian 26086 (Paul): Some leaves to make cha? (7) #cryptic Ans: SPINACH; SPIN (i.e. make an anagram of) CHA. Solved by B. Srinath. More examples of reverse anagrams here: crosswordunclued.com/2010/06/revers…

#1ACGrids Woman O Woman (WOW) 1across.org/2021/03/07/wow/ Happy #Womensday2021. Thanks to all the setters who made this so much fun to put together. @CiciCat42 Stella Zawistowski mona sogal Lakshmi Vaidyanathan Archelinavetrin aashwina Shuchismita Upadhyay Gayathri Srinath Usha Chitra Narayanan Debasmita Basu

Very sorry to learn about this. An immense loss to the crossword community.

On the blog: Remembering Chaturvasi (Gridman) crosswordunclued.com/2021/04/rememb…

Thanks to John Henderson and Derek Harrison for this. These two clues were most likely the last ones set by #Gridman for an overseas publication before he passed away in April. Let’s see how many solvers can crack them.. Shuchismita Upadhyay Shrikanth Ramki Krishnan Bhala Pasupathy @barbadkatte

Ambiguities that cryptic crosswords thrive on - "The Significance of ’s in Cryptic Clues" crosswordunclued.com/2010/04/apostr…

Guardian 28482 (Picaroon): Where Marxists govern, right-winger's brooding has such an effect (10) #cryptic Ans: __C_____Y

Guardian 28482 (Picaroon): Where Marxists govern, right-winger’s brooding has such an effect (10) #cryptic Ans: INCUBATORY; IN CUBA TORY. Solved by Madhusudana - मधुसूदन:

Times 28020: Unconvincing South American setter drops in (7) #cryptic

Times 28020: Unconvincing South American setter drops in (7) #cryptic Ans: SUSPECT; S (South) US (American) PECTIN (setter) - IN. Solved by K Balakumar