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dmjw1

8th January 2026, 15:15
Just one clue remaining that I can’t quite justify.

16A: Front page right to reveal minister? (6)

I suspect RECTOR, but I must be missing something in the parsing.
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rusty

8th January 2026, 15:21
Recto means right side pages.
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dmjw1

8th January 2026, 15:23
Ah! Thanks!

A printing term that I didn’t know.
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dmjw1

8th January 2026, 15:25
I’m reading that it either means the front or the right-side page. In this case I assume Cyclops means “Front page = RECTO” and “right = R”.
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ceffi

8th January 2026, 19:39
I have a few that I'm stumped on, & would appreciate a nudge in the right direction.
Pretty please with sugar on.

9d. Foreign minister's a scurrilous comic that is on right (6) ?I?I?R

18d. It's between Starmer and Trump mainly (8) ???A?T?C

21acr. More than enough froth before initially empty set (7)
S?R?E??
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quisling

8th January 2026, 19:46
9d often in Turkey, three letter rude mag plus that is abbreviation plus r

18a the Pond. Mainly refers to the main, sea

21a I assume the last word is sex, not set, in which case it’s something you ride on a board, plus the first letter of empty, plus a common crossword euphemism for sex.
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hmzy

8th January 2026, 22:16
Is this meant to be helpful? I don't see it more sugar ....
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harry44

9th January 2026, 10:09
Helped me I got every one from those entertaining clues.
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redpete

9th January 2026, 12:40
Of course it's helpful hmzy!
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ianw99

9th January 2026, 13:30
Can anyone help me parse 10a : "Cover for dogs" ludicrously portrayed in Comic Sans? I think the answer is moccasins (anagram of comic sans) but can't relate it to the first part of the clue.
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