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There have been occasional queries about those.

I've done Codeword puzzles for years, but wasn't familiar with Alphapuzzles. They seem to be the same but the latter have a cryptic clue.

How does the clue relate? Why is there no letter count?
.................... Mystified in Milwaukie.

The Daily Express alphapuzzle looks exactly the same as a codeword.
I couldn't see any clues, just a letter to start.
It would help if we knew where this puzzle comes from.

The search box came up with this (see post 7)
http://www.crosswordsolver.org/forum/610450/cryptic-clue-alpha-puzzle/

Some of the posts mention Daily Star as the publication

Thanks, Cerasus. That gave me a lead.
I tracked down two sequential puzzles from the Daily Express.

Note the clue in the first:
https://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-express/20170403/282230895536752
Carer is left out of sunrise = SUNR(is)E = NURSE No anagrind that I can see. (of ?)

This appears as answer #4 in the solution:
https://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-express/20170404/282385514361469
Next clue:
Rudimentary cab is in a smash = [CAB IS]* = BASIC

Apparently the clue/answer is to help by providing some extra letters if one gets stuck.
No letter count so as not to make it too easy.

.................... Satisfied in Seattle.

Thanks Syzygy.
I've had a quick glance but can't print it off at the moment.
I've never seen a clue for this kind of puzzle, just a couple of starting letters.
I guess the E = 23 and there are two places where NURSE would fit.