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More Crosswords

One of my great passions is cryptic crosswords. I have always enjoyed solving them, particularly those that appear in The Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Independent, The Guardian & The Observer. I also enjoy the challenge of creating my own under the pseudonym Hasslethymi. 
They will be appearing below in various formats on a regular basis. 
I've also put a list of useful links for crossword fans here.

All crosswords © Ashley L V Smith
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'100 Cryptic Crosswords' by Hasslethymi

A compilation of 100 brilliant cryptic crosswords,
​all of which originally appeared on this website.

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Collaborative Crossword 2

Here is the second crossword put together with clues suggested by friends and acquaintances on social media. 

With thanks to the following contributors: Bud Tangerina, Dave Kilmer, Wayne Jones, Vinit Wankhede, Ajeesh VM, Ayat Ali, Darren Redfern, Martin De Mello, Melanie Vincent, Matt Schneider, Wolfgang Braun, Emma Johnson and Richard Shanahan. 

Great work, everyone! 


Bonus clue, courtesy of Martin, which corresponds to one of the answers in the grid... One to emulate - Hassle or DeMello?
Collaborative Crossword 2
collaborative_crossword_no_2.pdf
File Size: 365 kb
File Type: pdf
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htcollab2.puz
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Outside Interest...

The sister puzzle to 'Fringe Benefits', which appeared in the Rookie Corner of Big Dave's blog on 2nd June 2014. (This is the corrected version - apologies for the howlers in the original posting on the blog!)
Outside Interest...
outside_interest.pdf
File Size: 550 kb
File Type: pdf
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ht-outsideinterest.puz
File Size: 1 kb
File Type: puz
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A Puzzle with Fringe Benefits

Here's a crossword with a bit of a twist. Big thanks to Alan Connor for the inspiration...
A Puzzle with Fringe Benefits
a_puzzle_with_fringe_benefits.pdf
File Size: 570 kb
File Type: pdf
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fringe_benefits.puz
File Size: 1 kb
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Collaborative Crossword

Here's a crossword that was put together with contributions from fellow setters via social media. Thanks to all for your involvement!
Collaborative Crossword No.1
collaborative_no.1.pdf
File Size: 528 kb
File Type: pdf
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htcollab.puz
File Size: 1 kb
File Type: puz
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Games to help crossword beginners

I've started putting games featuring cryptic clues with explanations onto Sporcle. You can access them directly via the links below:

A Clues (with Explanations)
B Clues (with Explanations)
C Clues (with Explanations)
D Clues (with Explanations)

E Clues (with Explanations)
A Clues (Clickable)
B Clues (Clickable)
C Clues (Clickable)
D Clues (Clickable)
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E Clues (Clickable)
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