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Puzzle - WSJ 20230923

https://www.wsj.com/articles/shakedown-saturday-variety-puzzle-september-23-d2e4dd7d

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Solution for previous - WSJ 20230826


https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/documents/PuzAnswer09022023.pdf


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Thanks, syzygy.
Not the toughest solve, but an ingenious preamble device!

Thanks again syzygy, a gentle intro to what hopefully becomes a day of concentrated solving to reduce my backlog, bar rugby timeouts.

@Ginge, did you see the Clueless Puzzle #3? I mention it only because a clue of yours features, though I don’t wish to add to your backlog :-)

It’s fallen off the first page now, so you’d have to search for it…