Believe it or not, there is a certain amount of humour in cryptic crosswords. Take yesterday’s Guardian puzzle by top setter Araucaria. 24 across read

A lesser figure in Jude the Obscure – have you read this somewhere before? (4,2)

The answer was “d&eacutej&agrave vu”.

On the bus this morning, I had a quick look at Paul’s puzzle in today’s paper and was amused to see 24 across:

A lesser figure in Jude the Obscure – have you read this somewhere before? (4,2)

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1. More on crosswords and the Guardian
2. Numbers in boxes
3. Letter boxes
4. A new word