Just to say I am a lucky winner of the Guardian Prize of two weeks ago and to give a big thank you to all those who have helped me on this and previous puzzles.
OK haven't posted here in a long time. BUT I can only assume the negative poster here doesn't do or really understand the complexeties of the cryptic crossword. I wouldn't normally post something like this. But it annoyed me. People who do factual crosswords and win say £1000 with help of others is one thing (but good on them esp if they say thanks). But achieving a cryptic one, where you often can see the answer but don't understand why it is without the input of wiser / more experienced people. And winning a dictionary. Hardly something to be guilty about. WELL DONE to you and the great helpers her. Mai.
If you understand cryptic perfectly, why do you have a need to search this site?
For example, I haven't used the site for a while but wanted to check an answer and see the logic to the question here. You consider that cheating. Yep. Perhaps you are just a bit angry today. I'll share the dictionary with you,