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  1. Sydney Morning Herald 2025-07-30

    Another easy one, lots of anagrams and containments. Probably also reasonable beginner crossword fodder!

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    Report mimic used in public relations (5)
    PAPER — APE (mimic) in PR (public relations)
    4
    Bus involved in crash is OK (6-2)
    THUMBS-UP — anagram (involved) of BUS inside THUMP (crash)
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    Authority's men …
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  2. Sydney Morning Herald 2025-07-23

    Very anagram-heavy, but a pretty straightforward puzzle all things told.

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    Football clubs implicated in rigging of score (6)
    SOCCER — anagram (rigging) of SCORE with C (clubs)
    4
    Recalling of party food is a little bit strange (6)
    ODDISH — reversal (recalling) of DO (party), DISH (food)
    9
    Theatre worker …
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  3. Sydney Morning Herald 2025-07-16

    Really nice! Lots of smooth anagrams and fun, misleading surfaces.

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    Intriguing board game could be redesigned without bishop (6)
    CLUEDO — anagram (redesigned) of COULD bE without b (bishop)
    4
    Film the writer with assorted barmen (8)
    MEMBRANE — ME (the writer) anagram (assorted) of BARMEN
    9
    Fed a variety …
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  4. Sydney Morning Herald 2025-07-09

    Smooth and fairly nicely written. Good stuff!

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    Artificial marshland maintained by American (5)
    BOGUS — BOG (marshland) US (American)
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    Military headquarters are keeping my tax form (4,4)
    ARMY BASE — ARE outside MY BAS (tax form)
    9
    Surge in irregular income cost beautician (8,7)
    COSMETIC SURGEON — SURGE …
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  5. Sydney Morning Herald 2025-07-02

    Back to breezy and anagram-filled from D&LS. Some nice variation in words, and all fairly clued. Lovely!

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    Medicine each registered doctor required before operations (8)
    EARDROPS — EA (each) R (registered) DR (doctor) OPS (operations)
    5
    Reporter rode around carrying it (6)
    EDITOR — reversal (around) of RODE with …
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  6. Sydney Morning Herald 2025-06-25

    Actually kind of harder than I am used to from this pair! Got a bit stumped here and there, but there was probably some element of luck involved.

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    Give away large amount of red meat (6)
    REVEAL — REd (large amount of red) VEAL (meat)
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    Sulphur in septic …
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