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Guardian Prize 28,649 by Paul

Sat January 15, 2022 at 12:05 am by bridgesong

The first of Paul’s prize puzzles for 2022.

Guardian 28,654 – Philistine

Fri January 14, 2022 at 7:45 am by Andrew

Good stuff from the Doctor, though I think without any of his trademark “lift and separate” clues. Thanks to Philistine, Across 1 TAILBACK Jam? In tagliatelle? (8)TAIL is hidden BACKwards in tagLIATelle … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28653 Qaos

Thu January 13, 2022 at 11:32 amThu January 13, 2022 at 11:01 am by scchua

Thank you to Qaos. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Mark with spots led astray installing smartphone program (6) DAPPLE : Anagram of(… astray) LED containing(installing) APP(a computer programme for a … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,652 by Crucible

Wed January 12, 2022 at 1:42 pmWed January 12, 2022 at 2:35 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28652.

Guardian 28,651 / Imogen

Tue January 11, 2022 at 9:20 am by Eileen

I blogged last month’s Imogen puzzle, where I said, ‘Imogen sets the challenge today, with his customary medley of straightforward and some more tricky clues.’ I think that holds good today, too. I … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 1,156/Anto

Mon January 10, 2022 at 9:23 am by Pierre

There’s no escape from Anto today, since he’s also compiled the cryptic in the paper. This at least looked like it was written specifically as a Quiptic offering. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,650 by Anto

Mon January 10, 2022 at 1:52 am by manehi

An enjoyable mix, with some tougher clues and tricky parsing. Favourites were 29ac, 4dn, and 25dn. Thanks to Anto for the puzzle

Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 28,643 by Brendan (1 January 2022)

Sat January 8, 2022 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

I foolishly started trying to solve this puzzle when I went to bed, pleasantly sozzled, at about 2am on New Year’s Day. I didn’t make too much progress before nodding off, and needed a clearer head in the late morning to get it finished…

Guardian Cryptic 28,648 by Picaroon

Fri January 7, 2022 at 8:29 am by manehi

A very enjoyable solve…

Guardian 28,647 – Vlad

Thu January 6, 2022 at 9:34 amThu January 6, 2022 at 8:28 am by Andrew

The impaler is in a fairly gentle mood today: a couple of entries may be unfamiliar, but are helpfully clued. Thanks to Vlad. Across 1 DEAN OF FACULTY Restructure due — can’t lay … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,646 by Brummie

Wed January 5, 2022 at 9:24 amWed January 5, 2022 at 7:38 am by loonapick

Brummie is my first opponent in the 2022 parsing games.

Guardian Round-up 2021

Sat January 15, 2022 at 9:15 amTue January 4, 2022 at 3:05 pm by Admin

The following round-up has been provided by Mitz. Many thanks to him. There were records galore in the Guardian crossword during 2021: 4 debuts (the most in a calendar year in the history … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,645 by Nutmeg

Tue January 4, 2022 at 6:24 pmTue January 4, 2022 at 2:15 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28645.

Guardian 28,644 / Vulcan

Mon January 3, 2022 at 9:02 am by Eileen

Vulcan fills his customary fortnightly Monday slot to kick off a new week and new year of puzzles, with a typical medley of clues. Thanks to Vulcan for the puzzle. Definitions are underlined … Read more >>

Quiptic 1,155 by Carpathian

Mon January 3, 2022 at 9:00 am by Quirister

I always enjoy Carpathian’s puzzles; not necessarily easy, but always fair.