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Crossword blog: meet the setter – Nutmeg

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The latest in our series where we turn the tables on the torturers. Under the spotlight this time is Margaret Irvine, AKA Nutmeg

Nutmeg has been setting cryptics and quiptics for the Guardian for nearly a decade. She also sets for the Times and the Church Times, as well as some of those exigent puzzle series with barred grids.

The profile on her puzzle index tells us that “her interests include classical music and genealogy”; she is known for her smooth, elegant surface readings and her persistent fair play. So, let’s meet the setter.

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