Is it Groundhog Month? This time last year I had a Claw October Genius to blog, I went to the Times Champs and met Claw at the pub afterwards, and then met him again at the York get-together… Can you guess what happened this year?!
Guardian Genius
Guardian Genius 255 / Soup
Soup has set quite a few Guardian Geniuses in recent years and he usually provides challenging and original puzzles.
Guardian Genius 254 – Pangakupu
Pangakupu is quite a regular in the Genius slot, and his last appearance was only 3 months ago. This was a fairly easy-going puzzle as Geniuses go, though I was helped by spotting … Read more >>
Genius No 253 by Eccles
There’s an unusual, (possibly unique), theme in this month’s Genius puzzle.
Guardian Genius 252 by Picaroon
Picaroon sets this month’s Genius challenge.
Guardian Genius 251
Pangakupu set this month’s offering and it was a fun, if not too taxing, solve. It can be found here: https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/2024/may/06/genius-crossword-no-251 The instructions read as follows: Two chains of words run from * … Read more >>
Guardian Genius 250 by Soup
“More Soup, vicar?” No sooner had I finished blogging his recent Saturday Grauniad Prize puzzle than I got a second helping, with this Genius…not that I am complaining, I could cope with Soup for starter, main and dessert, if the opportunity arose!
Guardian Genius 249 / Karla
Six months has passed since I last blogged a Guardian Genius, although I do try and solve them every month. This month we have a puzzle from Karla whose history on fifteensquared shows … Read more >>
Guardian Genius 248 – Picaroon
“Across answers must be entered in a consistent manner, always producing a real word or phrase as the grid entry.” After getting a few downs in the grid it didn’t take me long … Read more >>
Guardian Genius No 247 by Qaos
Not as difficult as some recent Genius puzzles, but how does The Guardian expect you to comply with the requirements of the preamble?
Guardian Genius no 246 by Eccles
This is Eccles’ first Genius puzzle. We are very familiar with this setter as he is a regular in the Independent and we always enjoy his puzzles there, so we were very excited … Read more >>
Guardian Genius 245
This was a fun solve, with Pangakupu’s obligatory New Zealand contribution appearing in the final version – so obscure that it had to be googled to be believed.
Guardian Genius 244 by Claw
After the now-traditional ‘dance of the seven veils’ with a new Genius puzzle, or in this case, the ‘dance of the six missing clues’, all was eventually revealed when the correct version of the puzzle was posted after a couple of days…
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Guardian Genius 243 / Pangakupu
It’s my six-monthly delve into the Guardian Genius with a puzzle from Pangukupu that I know better as Phi in the Independent series., The preamble was fairly succinct and understandable, … Read more >>