Results: Clue writing contest 1981 Knife grinder Winner Lynne Davis, Mill Hill, London NW7 He edges closer to caution, irking ref with extremely deliberate foul He edges = definition, with 'edge' meaning 'to sharpen (a knife, etc)'closer to caution = N – the closing letter of 'caution' = anagram fodder part 1irking ref = anagram fodder part 2with = link to …extremely deliberate = D~E = anagram fodder part 3 foul = entangled = anagram indicator This is a complicated clue, but disguises the defini

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