This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian, intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here
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Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,769 by Brendan (9 August 2025)
Are you a methodical solver – start at the first A, work through to the last D – or a ‘flitter’ – eyes darting around the clues and looking for a quick way in?
Cryptic crossword No 29,774 by Vlad
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29774.
Cryptic crossword No 29,773 by Brockwell
It’s the usual summer-holiday reshuffle of the blog rotas: I’m covering for Eileen today, and she will return the favour later this month.
Guardian No 29,772 by Anto
A fun solve with neat surfaces and definitions. My favourites were 10ac, 13ac, 16ac, and 2dn. Thanks to Anto
Guardian 29,771 – Brummie
Thanks to Brummie for a fun puzzle…
Cryptic crossword No 29,770 by Vulcan
Vulcan in his usual Monday Guardian slot.
Quiptic 1,342 by Pasquale
Thank you to Pasquale. Definitions are underlined in the clues.
Quick Cryptic 71 by Chandler
This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian, intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here
Guardian Prize 29,763 / Fed
I’m always pleased to see Fed’s name on a puzzle and he’s on top form here.
Cryptic crossword No 29768 by Pasquale
Thank you to Pasquale. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Once again, very sorry for the very late blog.
Cryptic crossword No 29,767 by Imogen
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29767.
Guardian 29,766 / Brendan
A real treat from Brendan today.
Guardian 29,765 by Paul
A fun solve with some tricky clues…
Guardian 29,764 – Harpo
Harpo is known as Monk in other places, where he is usually quite a fearsome setter, but here he is in Monday mode, though with a couple of quite tricky parsings. The double six-letter answers in the four corners add a nice touch of symmetry. Thanks to Harpo.