A gentle but elegant puzzle to ease into Christmas week. Thanks to Alia, and best wishes of the season to all.
Andrew
Guardian 29,882 – Kite
Thanks to Kite for a puzzle that was not too tricky for a Friday, helped by …
Guardian 29,875 – Paul
Another toughie from this setter that kept me on my toes all the way through. Thanks to Paul.
Guardian 29,868 – Brummie
Thanks to Bruumie for today’s puzzle…
Gemelo 16
I’m still finding it hard to get on Gemelo’s wavelength, though in retrospect there’s nothing to cause too much difficulty here, apart from some unfamiliar words (which are part of the fun of these puzzles, so no complaints there). Thanks to Gemelo for the challenge.
Guardian 29,861 – Brendan
Brendan invariably provides a theme, and here it’s in clues, with every single one referring to university activities in one way or another. There’s a little bit of repetition of some elements, but otherwise a typically entertaining puzzle. Thanks to Brendan.
Guardian 29,854 – Vulcan
A puzzle for those who like double definitions – there are no fewer than six here. Otherwise a straightforward Monday challenge: thanks to Vulcan.
Guardian 29,852 – Paul
Another tricky one from Paul, where I had to look up a couple of unfamiliar references. I nearly gave up hope of explaining 15 across, but it came to me just in time. Thanks to Paul for the fun.
Guardian 29,845 – Fed
An enjoyable puzzle with a few tricky parsings that were fun to work out. Thanks to Fed.
Guardian 29,838 – Anto
A fairly typical Anto, with some nice clues, but also some where I raise an eyebrow because of inaccuracies and strange cryptic grammar. Thanks to Anto for the puzzle.
Guardian 29,831 – Pangakupu
An interesting mix of some very easy clues and some that were a lot chewier, and a word that was new to me. Thanks to Pangakupu.
Gemelo 11
I continue to find Gemelo quite a challenge, and I think this was one of the hardest yet, with several clues taking me a while to parse even after I was confident of … Read more >>
Guardian 29,824 – Brummie
Slightly tricky for a Monday puzzle, I thought, but with enough easy clues get going with. Thanks to Brummie.
Guardian 29,822 – Fed
A welcome return for Fed after a couple of months’ absence. After yesterday’s puzzle from Paul I hope this will prove less controversial, though it was no less tricky, with a couple of very ingenious constructions. Many thanks to Fed
Guardian 29,821 – Paul
The scheduled blogger is not available, so here’s a very quick write-up of today’s puzzle, for which thanks to Paul.