A headscratcher from Puck.
Guardian
Guardian Cryptic 28,466 by Nutmeg
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28466.
Quiptic 1,125 by Beale
Beale provides today’s Quiptic: some easy clues to get started, and a few trickier ones for exercise.
Guardian 28,465 / Vulcan
Vulcan starts the week with a fairly typical Monday medley. We have several nifty anagrams and a number of cryptic definitions (some more so than others) and generally smooth surfaces in what I … Read more >>
Guardian Genius 215 / Picaroon
So we have a preamble, as was to be expected, and one with no apparent ambiguities: “Fourteen solutions need to be partially amended before entry into the grid in a consistent manner by … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 28,458 by Paul
Another themed puzzle from Paul for the second Saturday in succession.
Guardian 28,463 / Paul
Since Paul occupied the Saturday slot last week, I wasn’t surprised to see his name on today’s puzzle. From time to time, Paul produces a puzzle that reminds me of why he was … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,462 by Picaroon
Some lovely surfaces – lots of favourites, including 1ac, 11ac, 12ac, 15ac, 21ac, 26ac, 4dn, 5dn, and 16dn. Thanks to Picaroon for the puzzle
Guardian 28,461 – Imogen
For no particularly good reason I made a slow start on this one, but I found myself working from the bottom up, and then everything went (more or less) smoothly. Thanks to Imogen. … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,460 by Tramp
Two puzzles for the price of one?
Guardian Quiptic 1,124/Pasquale
We don’t see Pasquale very often in the Quiptic slot, but when we do, you can be assured of a thoughtfully constructed, tractable beginners’ puzzle. Enjoy. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,459 by Brendan
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28459.
Guardian ‘Prize’ Crossword 28,452 / Paul (22 May 2021)
A themed puzzle from Paul today which took me a little while to get into. On reading the clue for 7ac, I immediately jumped to 20/23dn which sent me to 14dn which returned … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,457 by Enigmatist
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28457.
Guardian 28,456 / Brummie
An entertaining, enjoyable and fairly straightforward puzzle from Brummie this morning. A good variety of clue types, with some clever anagrams and several double definitions (an observation, not a criticism). I can’t decide … Read more >>