Enjoyable, but tough to get into…
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Guardian 26,278 by Imogen
I found this tough to get through – after the few easier clues went in, there was a lot of guessing from checking letters and trying to make the wordplay fit. Really enjoyed 9ac, 8dn and 14dn.
Guardian 26,271 by Chifonie
Enjoyed this puzzle from Chifonie, nicely clued with some lovely surfaces and not too difficult. Favourites were 2d and 5d.
Guardian 26,264 by Chifonie
Found this enjoyable and tough – got stuck in the west half of the grid, but Chifonie’s usual neat clueing got me there in the end. 20ac last in, and probably my favourite.
Guardian 26,257 by Rufus
Plenty of cryptic defs and anagrams from Rufus as usual, but only a few double defs. My favourites were 24ac and 2dn.
Guardian 26,255 by Puck
I found this pretty tricky, despite…
Guardian 26,248 by Chifonie
Fun and nicely clued, but on the easy side for Chifonie. Favourite was 5ac.
Guardian 26,241 by Brummie
Was expecting to breeze through this after getting several of the longer clues almost immediately, but got held up in the top left corner…
Guardian 26,234 by Arachne
Arachne never disappoints. Hard to single out favourites, but my biggest smiles were from 29ac, 31ac and 8dn…
Guardian 26,227 by Rufus
Enjoyed this, but just wasn’t on the right wavelength for Rufus’s cryptic defs this week, so my last couple in took considerably longer after the rest was done. 27ac was my favourite.
Guardian 26,225 by Paul
Very entertaining from Paul today, with lots of clever cluing – 9/18ac, 21ac, 26ac, 1dn, 5/7dn and 23/20dn were particular favourites. Not too difficult though, despite some unfamiliar words at 5ac, 14ac and 27ac.
Guardian 26,218 by Shed
A nice puzzle from Shed – I found this on the easier side at first but tough to finish. Favourite clues were 5ac, 24ac and 4dn. 29ac was new to me.
Guardian 26,211 by Arachne
Tricky and fun from Arachne today. I groaned at 3dn, especially liked 18ac, 25ac and 23dn, and loved the definition for 2dn.
Guardian 26,204 by Orlando
I really enjoyed this, as is usual with Orlando. Lots of clever clues and surfaces – 9ac, 23ac, 4dn, 16dn and 21dn were my favourites.
Guardian 26,197 by Rufus
As expected, plenty of double/cryptic defs and neat surfaces from Rufus, with a few other nice clues thrown in. My favourites were 11ac, 13ac, 8dn and 9dn.