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Ev 1067 Top And Tail By Wan

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dr b | 15:58 Sun 21st Apr 2013 | Crosswords
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Much like last week, a perfectly fine puzzle with no end game to speak of; what to do was readily apparent so it was just a matter of identifying the nature of each clue. Still, many good clues that cleverly disguised their "type", e.g. 4D.
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Yes I agree - I was expecting the remaining 12 would be topped and tailed - would have been a nice touch
I found the clues fairly tough, and it took me way too long to finish.
But a good puzzle, so thanks to Wan.
I suspect that I'm addicted to a bit of highlighting, and feel irrationally disappointed when there is none!
All of the above.

I love a good challenge and the clues were certainly challenging but the finish left me unsatisfied - obviously I'm a highlighting addict too. Still a couple of wordplays I have no idea about - in particular 4d.

I found that really tough and indeed needed quite a bit of help in the end, so no submission for me. Something of an anticlimax too as the remaining 12 words appear to have no thematic connection. Never mind - the clues themselves were well-composed and I particularly enjoyed 8d.
Yes, got there eventually; 4D was definitely our favourite clue.
Finally figured out the wordplay to 4d..... I felt compelled to keep trying with it being voted the favourite clue. After a huge groan I grudgingly concede it's clever but a tad too convoluted for me.
Certainly on the tough side. To me it was better (and harder probably) that the modifications were thematic in a less obvious way than topping and tailing which was my first thought. Thanks Wan
I, too, found this challenging, A full grid but still battling with the wordplay for 10a, 5d and 6d.
4d was almost the last one I got and I, also, enjoyed the wordplay for that one.
I am sorry to hear that some of you felt short-changed by not having anything to highlight. I did originally have an endgame for the puzzle and then decided it was better without – but I clearly got that wrong. I take your comments very seriously and will make sure that future puzzles do have an endgame.

Best wishes
Wan

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