Guardian Genius

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 >>

Jigsaw-style puzzles are becoming quite a regular feature of Genius puzzles – this is the third such in a row. I do enjoy them, but perhaps some more variety would be in order. … Read more >>

Preamble : All clues are normal and all solutions are single words. However, the solutions are in no particular order and you must discover some other way of deciding where the solutions should … Read more >>

Qaos gave us an interesting puzzle this month using a clue device that I have never seen before.       The preamble was short and to the point when it stated that … Read more >>

Pangakupu, alias Phi of the Independent, is a fairly recent addition to the Guardian stable: this is his third Genius puzzle. It was apparent that the letter counts in some clues didn’t match … Read more >>

The Guardian Genius this month is set by Picaroon       The preamble was fairly lengthy but quite understandable.  We were told that: All 12 across solutions contain within them a word … Read more >>

Another Genius from the easier end of the spectrum, with the special instructions affecting a relatively small number of clues, and no modification of grid entries. BREATHE and THEATRE were my first thematic … Read more >>