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Such sad news.
The General Election clue was :-
Going to the country? Let greenline coach drop companion off.

I see the news leaves many of us clueless

can still see the 'general election' clue here (16a),

http://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords/cryptic/22175

there is nothing mush to add to what has already been said about Araucarias news except that i look forward to many more puzzles.

For those that are interested,he was on DID

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/castaway/3de332c9#b012f7f3

...might well give that a listen AJH.
i believe he was a vicar? which makes the following clue very impressive,

13,15. Friendly (say) vicar at ease (say) with arrangement for coping with 18 down (10,4)

...not necessary to know any background to solve it but it raised a smile (hard bugger to solve tho).

http://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords/cryptic/25842

Thanks for the link ajh...just listened to it, would recommend it to the "punters" on here.

Mhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords/2013/jan/11/crossword-araucaria-reveals-dying-cancer

I didn't see yesterday's crossword but read with great sadness the piece on the front of today's Guardian

How typical of this dear gentleman to let us know of hill illness via one of his magical clues.

God Bless him.