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VOODOO plus a bad boy possibility like "curing the clap" (striking out VD). Although maybe STD is more common nowadays.

Patzer Schadenfreude moment: Super-GM Vidit Gujrathi made an elementary blunder (FIDE Grand Swiss Round 8, 43...c6??) in a drawn King and Pawn ending. Just after time control, not a time pressure mistake. Vincent Keymer got a free point.

Indy 12,147 by Raider

9 Boring to have sex when the other person has no moves (9)

Is "boring" quite right? Seems a bit loose.

Thank Geeker,

It's interesting that Tal actually appears in the answer but forms no part of the wordplay.

Guardian 29,804 (Imogen)

1 Was first to see a pattern that threatens the monarch (10,5)

I just opened this thread to post that, geeker!

Guardian 29,826 (Brendan)

11 Move king to safety, as last resort, inside church (6)

Thought some of you might enjoy one of the clues in The Times Crossword Final puzzle as narrated and parsed here by the winner, Mark Goodliffe.

The whole video is very enlightening and it's helpfil in understranding the mindset of how a multiple winner approaches the clues but, in particular, the chess clue...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkQPJd3NwLY

Brendan, are you a fan of Epic Chess on youtube?
I think he'd say "building the banana hammock" for that one. 😉