The Clue Clinic

all about cryptic crossword clues

The Clue Clinic

Welcome to The Clue Clinic – where people interested in solving or setting cryptic crosswords come to learn, sharpen their skills, and get expert guidance from experienced setters.

If this is your first visit, we would recommend visiting the About This Site page to get some ideas about the areas of the site which may be of particular interest to you and the ways in which you can interact with Clinic staff and other readers.

What’s New

The PDF of the latest Gemelo puzzle is available at this link: Gemelo 53
The PDF of the latest Azed puzzle is available at this link: Azed 2,785
In the October Digest, we discuss classic comedy, competition vs cooperation, and not one but two new clue-writing contests for you to enter

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  1. Hi Brian S1 The unique identifier for those registering comments on the site is their email address, and it is…

  2. I’ve previously posted comments on Azed and Gemelo notes pages using the name Brian S, and so I was quite…

  3. Thank you – that’s good to hear. I’m always happy to put a copy of the puzzle on this site…

  4. Thanks for the advice. Your link worked for me when I used Edge, so problem solved now it seems.

  6. Hi Blake (i) Yes, it is indeed just a ‘hidden’. (ii) I don’t think it can be justified – the…

  7. I have the answer for 27d but struggle with parsing the clue. Is it really just the hidden? If so,…

  8. Hi Brian I’m afraid that I can’t commit to doing that on a regular basis, not least because I don’t…

  9. I’m sorry to hear that you’ve given up on Gemelo. The last few puzzles have been considerably more straightforward than…

  10. Generally enjoyed this. We have given up on Gemelo as we got fed up with having to concede defeat and…