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Cryptic crossword #112: Child starts to like eminent chemist (5)

22 June 2023

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Cryptic crossword #110: Uranium found in government monument (6)

25 May 2023

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Cryptic crossword #108: Search engine captures old sound of spring (5)

27 April 2023

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Cryptic crossword #106: Two goats upset antelope (3-3)

30 March 2023

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Cryptic crossword #104: Electronic device that's far from basic? (5)

2 March 2023

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Cryptic crossword #102: Kelvin having a rest, making tools (8)

2 February 2023

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Cryptic crossword #100: Period when sci-art is vandalised (8)

5 January 2023

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Cryptic crossword #97: Insect disrupted beagle test (4,6)

24 November 2022

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Cryptic crossword #95: Volatile oil near part of aeroplane (7)

27 October 2022

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Cryptic crossword #93: Monkey and squirrel eating selenium (8)

29 September 2022

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