Really enjoyed this…
manehi
Guardian 26,457 by Arachne
An extremely pleasant surprise to see Arachne again. 22ac my favourite of an excellent bunch. Happy New Year, all.
Guardian 26,451 by Pasquale
Lots to like here – my favourites were 1dn, 6dn and 14dn…
Guardian 26,444 by Brummie
Enjoyed this, getting through most of it quickly before hitting some new words…
Guardian 26,437 by Rufus
A pleasant Monday solve from Rufus. I liked 5ac, 13ac, 27ac and 7dn.
Guardian 26,435 by Crucible
Tricky fun from Crucible today…
Guardian 26,428 by Boatman
This was a tricky and sometimes frustrating solve, but with plenty of cleverness to enjoy along the, ahem, way. Quite a few answers were filled in from crossers + definition and parsed afterwards, 4ac was a new word and my last in. Favourites were 19ac/dn, 8dn and 21 dn.
Guardian 26,421 by Qaos
Plenty to like here, with lots of cunning misdirection and nice surfaces. Most favourite was 29ac.
Guardian 26,414 by Pasquale
On the easy side for Pasquale, but with nice cluing and a few obscure words as usual…
Guardian 26,407 by Rufus
Gentle fun from Rufus…
Guardian 26,405 by Boatman
An enjoyable, fairly straightforward solve with a nice theme (with little extra parallels across some of the thematic clues, e.g. 10ac/20ac, 2dn/16dn and 13dn/27 dn.) Favourites were 13ac and 19d.
Guardian 26,398 by Pasquale
Fun and very tough, this took me ages. Got stuck in the bottom left, and my last ones in were unfamiliar words guessed and checked…
Guardian 26,391 by Nutmeg
Enjoyed this – a few trickier bits, and a lot of fun. Favourites 21ac and 4dn.
Guardian 26,384 by Paul
Great stuff from Paul…
Guardian 26,377 by Rufus
Nothing too tricksy from Rufus, but lots of fun…