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The cryptic grammar here requires “retaining” and getting” as the verbs. NUMERATE An anagram (“with variance”) of TRUE MEAN.ġ1a Unpaid runners retain record and get about fastest speed possible, showing great fibre (6)ĪLPACA The abbreviation for the Amateur Athletics Association goes outside an abbreviation for a long-playing record and then goes outside the symbol for the speed of light, as in Einstein’s Theory of Relativity.

Eighteen-word clues are not my cup of tea at all, I think this one ought to have been substantially pruned back or, most probably, re-written.ġ0a Can calculate true mean with variance (8) Prolixic would no doubt call it an “otter” clue, one which the setter has allowed to get out of control, and it contained several GK elements.

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This reads more like the plot of a Hollywood movie than a crossword clue. I don’t think “cycled through” tells the solver to move the position of the letters in the same way that just “cycled” or “cycling” would.Ĥa Release collection of Norse poetry, drawing outsiders to heart to see words of rage (4,4)ĭROP DEAD A synonym for “release” followed by the name for two Scandinavian books of verse, with their outside letters moving to the centre.Īlthough the “Norse poetry” does crop up in crosswords from time to time, it’s somewhat obscure GK.ĩa Porter perhaps harbours exhausted Nazis and controversial director, quietly giving soldiers the slip to get to old city (14)ĬONSTANTINOPLE The first name of this American songwriter outside the outer letters of “Nazis” and the director of “Pulp Fiction”, amongst others, plus the abbreviation for “quietly”, with the director losing RA (“giving soldiers the slip”) from his name. its last two letters being moved to the front. I also felt that there was far too much General Knowledge that the solver was expected to know, in some cases it was extremely niche/obscure GK (I’m looking at you particularly, 16d and 22d!).ġa Cycled through wood on a curved path (5)ĪRCED The wood of a large evergreen conifer is “cycled”, i.e.

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I counted eight full or partial anagrams which, in a twenty-eight clue grid, is probably two too many. Although there was much invention on display, in many cases I felt the clues were unnecessarily over-complicated and wordy, 9a and 18a being prime examples of this. Welcome to Sheepish, who has produced one of the more tricky puzzles to be found in Rookie Corner in recent memory. Once again, I’m deputising for Prolixic, many condolences to him and his family on their recent loss.

I do ask that you remember that for most setters this is a new experience, so please only offer constructive criticism. The puzzle is available by clicking on the above grid.Īs usual, the setter will be delighted to receive feedback from you, the solvers.

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