8 comments on “Guardian – Puzzle/Clue of the Month – January 2013”

  1. Mitz
    #1 - Thu 31st Jan 13, 13:10

    Picking a puzzle of the month was a no-brainer. Can only be Araucaria’s poignant announcement on Friday 11th.

    Picking just one clue out of so many was more problematic, as we have been terribly spoilt this month. Finally went for my favourite from Arachne on Friday 25th.

    Puzzle of the month: 11-1-13, 25,842, Araucaria, Link

    Clue of the month: 25-1-13, 25,854, Arachne, 15 down, “Engorged lower half of wildebeest upset another wildebeest (3-5)” BEE-STUNG

  2. Bertandjoyce
    #2 - Thu 31st Jan 13, 13:57

    We would whole-heartedly agree with Mitz in both the puzzle and the clue of the month.

  3. Simon S
    #3 - Thu 31st Jan 13, 15:31

    I agree that Araucaria’s announcement was terribly poignant, but does the puzzle qualify for Puzzle Of The Month as the Guardian reprinted it from the December edition of One Across?

    Just curious, not critical 🙂

    Simon ô¿ô

  4. newmarketsausage
    #4 - Thu 31st Jan 13, 17:54

    Puzzle of the month
    4/1/13, 25,836, Picaroon

    Sorry, don’t know how to do the link as Mitz has done it @1.

    Clue of the month
    25/1/13, 25,845, Arachne, 15 down, ‘Pounding ingredients (11)’ TENDERISING

  5. Blaise
    #5 - Fri 1st Feb 13, 07:13

    I second newmarketsausage’s clue of the month.

  6. rrc
    #6 - Fri 1st Feb 13, 11:52

    PUZZLE OF THE MONTH MUST BE ARACAURIAS ANNOUNCEMENT – THAT CROSSWORD I WILL REMEMBER FOR A LONG TIME

  7. paul8hours
    #7 - Fri 1st Feb 13, 17:24

    These choices wouldn’t stand up in a court of law but they might survive a lie detector test –

    Puzzle. Araucaria’s announcement 25,824 which rather ruined my birthday (but I recovered).
    Clue. 23.1.13 25,852, PAUL, 18A, HONEYMOONER.

  8. Robi
    #8 - Tue 5th Feb 13, 13:04

    I agree with Mitz @1 for the puzzle:
    Puzzle of the month: 11-1-13, 25,842, Araucaria, Link

    and with newmarketsausage @4 for the clue:
    25/1/13, 25,845, Arachne, 15 down, ‘Pounding ingredients (11)’ TENDERISING

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