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Crossword roundup: Russian, Dutch and double FrenchA grid representing cold-war Europe and an impressive debut, in our pick of the cryptics
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Cryptic crosswords for beginners: the Nato alphabetNext in our collection of tips and tricks: watching out for the phonetic alphabet
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Crossword roundup: to Cockney rhyming slang, and beyondAn apparently infinite chain of Cockney rhymes and the Brexit effect in the pick of the best of the broadsheets’ cryptic clues
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Cryptic crosswords for beginners: alcoholDry Januaries come and go, but alcohol is involved in almost all cryptic crosswords: here’s how to decode references to pubs, wine, beer and even abstention
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prize
Winners of Prize No 27,124
Chris & Mike Campbell - Bristol
Hazel Kay - Stratford-upon-Avon
Valerie Minter - Castle Cary, Somerset
Keith Harris - Gateshead
Elizabeth Martin - Newport, Isle of Wight
Chris & Mike Campbell - Bristol
Hazel Kay - Stratford-upon-Avon
Valerie Minter - Castle Cary, Somerset
Keith Harris - Gateshead
Elizabeth Martin - Newport, Isle of Wight
Winner of Genius No 163
Eddie Bundred, Liverpool
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Azed No. 2,329 winners
Jim Waterton, Glasgow
Stephen Saunders, Bath
Sid Richards, Newthorpe, Notts
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