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& lit. – The Azed Slip Archive. Tweeting a cryptic clue each day from 76 years of Azed and Ximenes clue-writing competitions. Crossword news and puzzle links.

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@AndlitTwit Clue of the day solution: MERIL (one of the nine; anag.) by E. M. Holroyd #Azed314 https://t.co/qKXAxOkQkb

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Spoonerisms clue of the day from #Azed314 (Apr 1978): None of the wine men would make a miler (5)

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@AndlitTwit Clue of the day solution: PARMESAN (anag. for son in parson) by S. B. Green #Ximenes167 https://t.co/Cn8qqgwmGa

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Clue of the day from #Ximenes167 (May 1951): A dilapidated manse for the parson’s son—hard cheese! (8)

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@AndlitTwit Clue of the day solution: FAR-OUT (f a rout(e), & lit.) by D. F. Manley #Azed1979 https://t.co/twQQODL7Ix

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Clue of the day from #Azed1979 (May 2010): Following a way expressing eccentricity? (6)

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@AndlitTwit Clue of the day solution: DIACATHOLICON (anag. & lit.) by C. R. Gumbrell #Azed1355 https://t.co/fL5o18vybB

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Clue of the day from #Azed1355 (May 1998): Had it a colonic’s outcome if drunk? (13)

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Fifteensquared blog post for #Azed2655 by John: https://t.co/vYjD3OhJQc

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@AndlitTwit Clue of the day solution: RUGATE (comp. anag. & lit.; ref. N. B.’s crumpled stockings in ‘Last of the Summer Wine’) by D. F. Manley #Azed1615 https://t.co/eCFKMgthUu

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Clue of the day from #Azed1615 (May 2003): The guise Nora Batty contrives in —— hose! (6)

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The new Azed puzzle #Azed2656 is out now at https://t.co/5WkYqKmzNr and linked at https://t.co/BJtUIi9RBz

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@AndlitTwit Clue of the day solution: DEEP-SEATED (anag. in dated; box = mix) by R. K. Lumsdon #Azed1511 https://t.co/aiTZ7qhatV

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Clue of the day from #Azed1511 (May 2001): Old fencing épées, boxed set (10)

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@AndlitTwit Clue of the day solution: MANATI (show/biz) by D. Ashcroft #Azed1415 https://t.co/0CW1yiNbvl

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Printer’s Devilry clue of the day from #Azed1415 (Jul 1999): We met a showbiz agent running Spanish night-clubs (6)

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@AndlitTwit Clue of the day solution: PREAMBLE (anag. in P,e) by L. W. Jenkinson #Ximenes231 https://t.co/df4avCk0bR

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Clue of the day from #Ximenes231 (May 1953): Preliminary account of marble bust found within the borders of the Peloponnese (8)

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@AndlitTwit Clue of the day solution: LINGERIE (linger + i.e.; ref. D. la Rue) by D. H. Smith #Azed10 https://t.co/XvUfLUt6If

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Clue of the day from #Azed10 (May 1972): Danny’s deshabille – with drag on that is! (8)