Guardian Cryptic N° 25,932 by Orlando
Posted by PeterO on 26th April 2013
The puzzle may be found at http://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords/cryptic/25932.
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Guardian 25,931 / Paul
Posted by Eileen on 25th April 2013
I think this is one of the easiest Paul puzzles I’ve solved – but no less enjoyable for that - and, after yesterday, that’s perhaps a bit of a relief. Clues such as 20ac, 22ac, 25ac, 4dn, 18dn – and also 8,24ac - give strong hints as to the authorship and provide a few smiles / sniggers. There are, as always, some inventive anagram and insertion indicators, ingenious constructions and witty surfaces. Many thanks, Paul!
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Guardian 25,930 – Enigmatist
Posted by Andrew on 24th April 2013
It’s been quite a while since we saw Enigmatist on a weekday — not since 5 July last year in fact — and as always I was a little apprehensive when I saw his name. I got a few answers quickly and thought this might be one of his gentler efforts, but slowed down rather towards the end. There are a couple of clues I can’t fully parse, and I have a query about the answer given in the online version for 24a. In the interests of getting the blog published I will now hand over to m’learned friends in the comments.
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Guardian 25,929 by Pasquale
Posted by Uncle Yap on 23rd April 2013
I cannot say I enjoyed this too much today and I am not grumpy. (Why do some people say I am grumpy whenever I point out something I do not like very much?) There are far too many homophone clues and I have found both here and at TFTTimes blog that pronunciation differ throughout the English-speaking world (e.g. last week’s wee jars and wee gees) Occasionally, homophone may make for a clever device but it can be overdone, like today
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Guardian 25,928 – Chifonie
Posted by manehi on 22nd April 2013
Enjoyable and not too difficult. Favourite clues were 18a, 21a and 11d.
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Guardian Prize Puzzle No 25,921 by Araucaria
Posted by bridgesong on 20th April 2013
There are two mini=themes in this puzzle, brought together at 20,21. One is the Shakespearean quotation, and the other is the centenary of the crossword. I solved this one on the plane to Venice, in which fine city I have composed this blog, and where I shall be until late Saturday afternoon. Stupidly I forgot to bring a power lead for the laptop, so it’s likely to be out of action by Saturday . I’ll do my best to respond to comments via my ipad, wi-fi permitting. A wide range of clue types and difficulty levels, I thought. Read the rest of this entry »
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Guardian 25,926 / Arachne
Posted by Eileen on 19th April 2013
What a treat to end a good week of crosswords! – a welcome return for Arachne, up to her usual witty wiles. The first two across clues were real ‘Won’t you come into my parlour?’ enticements. Thereafter, the solving [and parsing] got trickier, as we would expect, but it was sheer delight all the way, with several chortles as one by one the pennies dropped. As has been said before, it’s always worth going back, after teasing out Arachne’s ingenious constructions, to savour the clever, amusing and often topical surfaces.
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Guardian 25,925 – Araucaria
Posted by Andrew on 18th April 2013
Araucaria keeps them coming (I’m glad to say – see also yesterday’s FT puzzle by his alter ego Cinephile if you haven’t already). I found this mostly quite straightforward, though with some clues where the answer was fairly obvious but the wordplay took some working out. The NW corner was the last to yield. (I’m typing this on a small laptop in a hotel room, so there may be (even) more typos than usual – apologies in advance if so.)
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Guardian Cryptic N° 25,924 by Picaroon
Posted by PeterO on 17th April 2013
The puzzle may be found at http://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords/cryptic/25924.
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Guardian 25,923 – Qaos
Posted by Uncle Yap on 16th April 2013
What a delightful solve. Qaos has taken great pain to make each clue so smooth and fluid on the surface, just like Rufus. I like the way the definition is disguised in each clue, so innocuously blended in. Thank you for the lovely start to my Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
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Guardian Cryptic 25922 Rufus
Posted by scchua on 15th April 2013
The usual Monday comfort fare of (mainly) cds, dds, and anagrams from Rufus. Enjoyable, even if short in solving. Thanks to Rufus. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[The pictures at the bottom have unidentified links to the puzzle. Please enclose any comments on them in double brackets. Thank you.]]
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Guardian Prize Puzzle 25,915 by Paul
Posted by PeeDee on 13th April 2013
I enjoyed this very much, it has the stamp of a Paul puzzle all over it. My favourite was 7dn for its intriguing simplicity. Thank you Paul. Read the rest of this entry »
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Guardian 25,920 – Puck
Posted by Andrew on 12th April 2013
A very enjoyable puzzle from Puck, with lots of clever and tricky clueing. I thought 14a was particularly good (after I realised it wasn’t just a cryptic definition), but there were many others I could point to.
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Guardian Cryptic N° 25,918, by Brendan
Posted by PeterO on 10th April 2013
The puzzle may be found at http://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords/cryptic/25918.
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