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Printer’s Devilry

by Chalicea

Printer’s Devilry cryptic crosswords are possibly the most difficult of the cryptics.  If you would like to work on the interactive version, click on this link that will take you to the Crossword Compiler page.

Each across clue is a passage of text from which the solution has been removed, with spacing and punctuation altered to create grammatical sense, though perhaps less logical sense than the original. For example, ‘To add spice to foods, try each a lot’ (6) could clue TINGES (To add spice to food, try eating eschalot). Down clues are of a kind.

Across

7 Howls! Will need to take driving tests! (6)

8 Seas – not a popular sight with Green Peace (6)

9 I have heard the chit! “Midnight” (4)

10 I specially selected spot in the campground (8)

11 He was an unruly Ted from birth because of bad blood (7)

13 Impressed by heroes – he reads them all day long (5)

15 Honey pot emergency! SOS in the kitchen! (5)

17 He sleeps profoundly – no sounding bells will wake him (7)

20 Was it a French month so slowly spent climbing? (8)

21 With face cards held, I’d win the hand (4)

23 Most pleasing carousal – say goodbyes! (6)

24 She had Ewan Ted to kiss (6)

Down

1 Mean scruffy growth of hair (4)

2 Parent ridiculously besotted (6)

3 Certain convoluted compound found in muscles (7)

4 Rearrange poles and decamp (5)

5 I enact haphazard soothing (6)

6 Control obstreperous trainers (8)

12 Exceptional GI Runner is infallible (8)

14 Not many translated to word opposite in meaning (7)

16 Twit in management is an idiot (6)

18 Disorderly spares go by in the opposite direction (6)

19 Sprig peculiarly held by puritans (5)

22 Soften by soaking cere inordinately (4)

Here is last week’s solution:

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