A quick and mostly straightforward solve – my favourites were 4ac, 22ac, 1dn, 5dn, and 19dn. Thanks to Vulcan
manehi
Guardian Cryptic 28,409 by Qaos
I really enjoyed this – especially 1ac, 12ac, 17dn, 19dn, and 24dn.
Guardian Cryptic 28,402 by Nutmeg
A slower solve, and very enjoyable. Favourites were 9ac, 12ac, 2dn, 5dn, and 17dn. Many thanks to Nutmeg for the puzzle.
Guardian 28,395 – Imogen
A tricky puzzle – I was glad to get the long outer clues quite quickly. I liked all the long clues, as well as 26ac and 7dn. Thanks to Imogen
Guardian Cryptic 28,388 by Vlad
A tricky puzzle, with some nicely misleading surfaces and quite a few clues unparsed until after the grid was filled. Favourites were 1ac, 12ac, 16ac, 18ac, and 22dn. Thanks to Vlad.
Guardian Cryptic 28,381 by Pan
A nice Monday puzzle with a few clues that were a little tougher to parse. I liked 10ac, 13ac, 25ac, 14dn, and 20dn. Thanks to Pan
Guardian Cryptic 28,379 by Picaroon
Very enjoyable and mostly quite tough, with the long outer solutions helping a lot. 8/17 was particularly excellent, and I had many other favourites including 11ac, 19ac, 24ac, 28/29, 1/21, 4dn, and 5dn. Thanks to Picaroon
Guardian Cryptic 28,372 by Vlad
Tough and a very fun – I had a huge smile after 17dn, and other favourites included 9ac, 11ac, 12ac, and 15dn. Lots of thanks to Vlad for the puzzle
Guardian Cryptic 28,365 by Puck
A slow solve for me…
Guardian Cryptic 28,358 by Brummie
Found this tough to finish, with several unfamiliar words which were mostly gettable but required some double-checking. Favourites were 8ac, 11ac, 5dn, 18dn, and 19dn. Thanks to Brummie
Guardian Cryptic 28,351 by Vulcan
A simple and enjoyable puzzle to start the week – I particularly liked 9ac, 10ac, 24ac, and 7dn. Many thanks to Vulcan
Guardian Cryptic 28,349 by Paul
Some easier clues than usual for Paul, though I got a little bit stuck… …having looked for and found some Douglas ADAMS / Hitchhiker’s Guide characters for the theme around 16ac, it took … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,342 by Nutmeg
Lots of fun clues and nice surfaces, and quite difficult in places. Favourites were 1ac, 9ac, 16ac, 19ac, 25ac, 6dn, 8dn, and 23dn. Many thanks to Nutmeg for the puzzle ACROSS 1 … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,335 by Tramp
As usual from Tramp, very enjoyable with lots of nice surfaces and tricky cluing – crossers from the relatively gettable long down answers were very helpful. Favourites were 1ac, 11ac, 19ac, 21ac, 24ac, … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,328 by Nutmeg
Always a pleasure to tackle a Nutmeg puzzle – lots of favourites including 11ac, 14ac/7dn, 3dn, 4dn, 19dn, 23dn and 24dn. Many thanks to Nutmeg ACROSS 1 ALGEBRA ‘Crumbling gable’ artist’s symbolic … Read more >>