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Clue no. 40: Method used, despite time pressure, to solve "The Man with the Twisted Lip" so?

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A clue to HOLMESIAN.
3 comments refer to this clue (from 3 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue
1.Is "solve" the anagrind for "The man"? If so, there are two anagrinds. Nice idea though.
2.The last word is only there for the cryptic but it ruins the surface.
3.story would need to be "the man with lip so twisted" for the cryptic reading to work