Not the Saturday Prize Puzzle – 066
A Puzzle by Hieroglyph
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Foreword
Welcome to the latest in our series of weekly puzzles.
This week we have a topically-themed puzzle from a brand new setter. This is the first puzzle from Hieroglyph, who is hoping to attend Sloggers & Betters 8 on the 24th May..
The puzzle
A Puzzle by Hieroglyph
There is an interactive version of the puzzle here.
If you prefer your puzzles on paper, a pdf of the puzzle an be downloaded from the interactive version.
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| 1 | Extremely savvy, staunch logic (6) | 2 | Sounds burdensome, could be soft for soldiers (4) | |
| 5 | Oddly a bit over-idle? (8) | 3 | Edward’s familiar after King twice voiced disapproval (3-6) | |
| 9 | Small amount of claret in goblet, wiping mouth after serving? (8) | 4 | Setter’s reaping benefit, back-strain (6) | |
| 10 | Close to a gutless liberal tendency to destruct, totally (3-3) | 5 | Possible outcome of recent 12 on the 15, 1: a tentative lover, fumbling (11,4) | |
| 11 | Inferior actor could be showing restraint (12) | 6 | Field softly after balls go too far (8) | |
| 13 | Starters can enter race, tipping a sure thing (4) | 7 | Former/present source of morning news? (5) | |
| 14 | Hypothetical mice chewed by a rat (8) | 8 | Lovers’ farewell, having played tennis… (10) | |
| 17 | Capital I held? (3,5) | 12 | …umpire played under me held to divine opinion (10) | |
| 18 | Matching flush (4) | 15 | College sort preferred unwritten examination (9) | |
| 20 | Sly shot ‘Rocky’, he blew bottle (5,3,4) | 16 | Basic charge initially tempers copper’s complaint? (4,4) | |
| 23 | Post no bills, not a rule to stick to (6) | 19 | Commonplace after date for swinger (6) | |
| 24 | Spectator close to Federer, following transmission, then shot (8) | 21 | In home game to reach final? (5) | |
| 25 | Having melted away in club, lead dancer goes out to prepare for a fight (8) | 22 | 5d outcome – ‘no’ (4) | |
| 26 | Hit mural? (6) |
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