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Crossword blog: meet the setter – Chifonie

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The latest in our series where we turn the tables on the torturers. Under the spotlight this time is John Dawson, AKA Chifonie

Chifonie has been setting cryptics for the Guardian since 1994; he also sets for the Financial Times as Armonie and has posed fiendish barred-grid challenges as Symphonia. He can be devious in a way that is frequently funny and always fair; for example, the clue“Deer takes one for a ride (4)”. So, let’s meet the setter.

Saw dog wearing lead (7)

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