Andrew

I started off on Everyman in The Observer, and began solving Azed while I was a student at Cambridge (reading maths) shortly after it started. I do the Guardian puzzle most days and others sporadically. In real life I work as a software developer (still in Cambridge), and for non-crossword recreation play the piano and am involved in amateur theatre.

Guardian 28,896 – Vulcan

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Mostly straightforward Monday fare, with one or two trickier moments, and a couple of words that might be unfamiliar to some. Thanks to Vulcan.   Across 1 FLIPPED ONE’S LID Got enraged by … Read more >>

Guardian 28,887 – Philistine

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I was a little slow to get started on this, but then everything started slipping nicely into place. Thanks to Philistine. We have a mini-theme of words derived from the names of planets, … Read more >>

Guardian 28,873 – Brummie

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I seemed to be very much on Brummie’s wavelength this morning and got through this pretty quickly. No theme that I can see, but you never know… Thanks to Brummie.   Across 1 … Read more >>

Guardian 28,866 – Soup

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This is Soup’s first (solo) appearance in the Cryptic slot, though we have seen him a few times in the Genius. This was quite tricky, with some rather unusual constructions, including a couple … Read more >>

Guardian 28,861/Anto

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Eileen has been having some IT problems that have prevented her publishing her blog today, so I’m doing so on her behalf. As perhaps wasn’t clear from my wording, the blog is written … Read more >>

Azed 2621

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Quite a few non-English words (only some of which are Scottish) in this one, but not too high up the hardness scale, as far as I remember. Thanks to Azed.   Across 1 … Read more >>

Guardian 28,858 – Vlad

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I’ve just come back from a holiday in the Highlands, and as expected have to thank Eileen and Manehi for standing in for me. What I didn’t expect was to be blogging on … Read more >>

Guardian 28,843 – Imogen

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Mostly straightforward solving today, though there’s a title I didn’t know, and one clue I can’t explain. Thanks to Imogen. Some commenters on the Guardian site claim to have found a theme, but … Read more >>

Guardian 28,836 – Vulcan

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It took me a bit longer to get started on this than usual for a Vulcan, but things eventually started to fall into place. I’m unsure about one definition, but no doubt will … Read more >>

Guardian 28,834 – Nutmeg

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I made a bit of a slow start on this, but Nutmeg’s impeccable clues meant that it all came out nicely in the end, despite a few obscurities. Thanks to Nutmeg.   Across … Read more >>