Many of you will know Dave Gorman as an extremely funny comedian… well it turns out he is also a mighty fine crossword setter too. Today’s cryptic crossword in The Independent was set by Dave (under the pseudonym Bluth) and we have a go at it here! You can play the puzzle at this link:

https://puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-crossword-independent/?puzzleDate=20200620#!202006

Thanks to Andrew McCarroll (the compiler Eccles) for the tip

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Hi! We’re Simon Anthony and Mark Goodliffe, two of the UK’s most enthusiastic puzzle solvers. We have both represented the UK at the World Sudoku Championships and the World Puzzle Championships. We’re also “cryptic crossword” aficionados. Mark is the twelve-time winner of The Times championship and Simon is the former record holder for most consecutive correct solutions to The Listener crossword. We hope we can help your puzzle solving while also introducing you to some of the world’s best puzzles.

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