The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27928.
Guardian
Guardian Quiptic 1035 Carpathian
Thanks Carpathian. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Dieticians upset about pages revealing cause of abdominal pain (12) APPENDICITIS : Anagram of(… upset) DIETICIANS containing(about) PP(abbrev. for “pages”, as in “pp … Read more >>
Guardian 27,927/Vulcan
Bonjour. Eileen is the person responsible for encouraging me back into cryptic crosswords more than a decade ago (through Fifteensquared, natch) so I am pleased and humbled to stand in for her as … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 27,920 / Picaroon
It’s always a delight to find Picaroon’s name on a puzzle and even more so when it’s a Prize and I’m down to blog it. I thought this was a practically perfect puzzle, … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,925 by Paul
The holiday season for regular bloggers gives me a chance to blog a Guardian puzzle for the first time in seven years Paul is a prolific setter whose work features in … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,924 by Philistine
Fun and funny – lots of favourites including 9ac, 14ac, 1dn, 5dn, 15dn, 18dn, and 22dn. Thanks to Philistine
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Guardian 27,923 – Imogen
Apart from a few easy clues that got me started, I didn’t seem to be on Imogen’s wavelength at all this morning, and found this quite a struggle. One partially defective clue, I … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,922 by Pasquale
Pasquale provides a head-scratcher for us this morning.
Guardian Quiptic 1,034/Hectence
The Quiptic is 20 years old in November and Hectence was one of the first setters back in the early days. She should be good, shouldn’t she? Let me tell you something: she … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,921 by Arachne
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27921.
Guardian 27,914 / Paul
This took a few sittings over the week for us to finish, but it was a very enjoyable process – lots of silliness and lovely surface readings. Thanks, Paul! Across 9. Big comedown … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,919 by Paul
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27919.
Guardian 27,918 / Vlad
Vlad provides this morning’s challenge. The puzzle contains trenchant comment, in both clues and answers, on our current woeful situation, in Vlad’s inimitable style. There’s some very clever cluing and ingenious devices – … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,917 by Nutmeg
An enjoyable puzzle with some very nice surfaces and cluing. Favourites were 14ac, 26ac, 3dn, 5dn, 16dn, and 20dn. Thanks to Nutmeg.
Guardian 27,916 – Puck
This mostly slipped in very quickly, though there were a couple of parsings that took me a while.