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thank you for your response. I'm sorry to have asked the question so late.
(weeks after the puzzle appeared in the Sunday Times). I live in Canada and one of our dailies (the Toronto Star) carries the London Sunday Times cryptic every Saturday. At one time it used to be the current weeks puzzle, but of late it seems to be randomly selected from previous Sunday Times cryptics. The puzzle number is not given, so you are at a complete loss. Thanks again for your reply.
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