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Prod changing ends in the fall (4)

Right one in Paris - a Scandinavian character (4)

There's a terrible ease in a diocese (1, 3)

Change ends of kerb for idiot (4)

Brad changing ends becomes dull (4)

Trick of hopeless user (4)

Get single point back in Reno (4)

Keep changing ends to get a quick look (4)

CHANGING ENDS come in various types, but they always involve SWAPPING THE FIRST AND LAST LETTER OF THE WORD. In the easiest kind, the word that you have to swap the first and last letter of the word is actually mentioned in the clue, along with the definition, e.g. "It's trad to change ends. Dang! (4)", where the answer would be DRAT (you swap the first and last letter of TRAD and get a synonym for DANG!) Some (but not all) of the clues in this crossword involve changing ends. If you enjoy my crosswords, please do check out the Cryptic Mystic's YouTube channel - a brilliant resource for beginner and developing cryptic crossworders, which has been kind enough to feature one of my puzzles: https://www.youtube.com/@The_Cryptic_Mystic

Quickest yet! Thanks!

Real snappy! Berk is a fun slang word haha. It is actually also a Dutch word: a berk is a birch tree!

"Berk" in English is actually Cockney rhyming slang for something very rude (something that rhymes with Berkshire Hunt, which is what "berk" was originally short for). Despite this, "berk" is generally considered a family-friendly insult, like "wally" or "numpty".

Fun! Congratulations on being featured, and thanks for the link to Cryptic Mystic's channel.

Thank you - I think Cryptic Mystic is fabulous x

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