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^Sample clue:
Celebrities Chapman trained to serve more rum (6,3,9)

No spoilers here please.

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Sometimes there's a theme, either i. in* the clues, ii. in* the answers, iii. a mix of both, or iv. between the answers.

*(...some of)

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clue formats:
A [Cryptic definition]
or
B [Def1]+[Def2]
or
C [Wordplay]+[Def] (or vice-versa)

C is commonest

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"But some say a man ain't happy unless a man truly dies."
- #Prince

"Call no man happy till he dies."
- Solon, via #Herodotus

Yes you weren't expecting a #classics and #classicPop mashup this Monday but sometimes life is unexpected.

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Polishing off another first draft, I award myself toast. Will have to think of what to fill the next grid with tomorrow.

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One of my most positive online experiences over the past few years has been finding a great community of fellow cryptic crossword fans and making collaborative solving a regular part of my week 🙂

You can join me and @matt at 12 noon today and pretty much every Sunday - here's to another 4 years!

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