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Crossword roundup: the joys of unintended eating – is ‘snaccident’ a word?

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New language and portmanteau words for wayward snacking in our pick of the best of the cryptic clues

In the sample clues below, the links take you to explainers from our beginners’ series. The setter’s name often links to an interview with him or her, in case you feel like getting to know these people better.

16/6d Hunter: feud with me and devious leporine rival originally animated (5,4)
[ definition: hunter ]
[ wordplay: anagram (‘animated’) of FEUD & ME & first letters of (‘originally’) DEVIOUS LEPORINE RIVAL ]
[ anagram of FEUDMEDLR ]

25/13d Noisome Casanova, footballer on page, keen to read up about it (4,2,3)
[ definition: Noisome Casanova ]
[ wordplay: noted footballer & abbrev. for ‘page’ with reversed (‘to read up’) synonym for ‘keen’ (as verb) surrounding (‘about it’) ]
[ PELE & P inside reversed WEEP ]

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