Ever wondered what goes through a cryptic compiler’s mind? Paul recalls a very special setting session ...
The setter Paul recently ran the London marathon in memory of his brother (after whom he took his nom de guerre) and to raise money for Sense. He also set a cryptic puzzle along the way. At the beginning of each mile, a volunteer showed him a sign with one of 26 clues which had been assembled into a grid by Paul’s setting colleague Imogen. I asked Paul if he could remember how each clue came to him. (The answer in each heading links directly to the clue.)
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