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Guardian
Guardian Quiptic 1,008/Anto
Anto has the Quiptic for us this morning. Nothing here to frighten the horses, which is as it should be. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 27,758 by Pasquale
I enjoyed this, interesting and varied. I found some of the clues quite difficult to parse. Thank you Pasquale.
Guardian 27,763 / Imogen
scchua is going to be occupied with other, more pressing matters for longer than he anticipated so here is my analysis of the clues. Unfortunately I don’t have time to explain some of … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,762 by Qaos
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27762.
Guardian 27,761 / Nutmeg
It’s Nutmeg here to brighten our Wednesday. I’ve had to rewrite this preamble, as I solved the puzzle in my newspaper and was disconcerted to find an unfortunate error in the clue for … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,760 by Paul
A slow solve, with a few of the longer clues holding out for a while but being very gettable in the end [with a little general knowledge]. Favourites were 12ac, 14ac, and 8dn/16ac.
Guardian Quiptic 1007 Matilda
Thanks to Matilda for this enjoyable Quiptic. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Arms, bottom and tops of neck and legs (7) ARSENAL : ARSE(bottom/a person’s rear end) plus(and) 1st letters, … Read more >>
Guardian 27,759 – Vulcan
After wrongly predicting a Paul on Friday last week, my psychic powers returned today when they told me I’d be blogging a Vulcan. I’m afraid I can’t summon up much enthusiasm for his … Read more >>
Guardian Genius 188 – Enigmatist
After taking a battering from Vlad in the January Genius, I was hoping for something a little gentler this time, but it was not to be. There are no special instructions for this … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 27,752 / Paul
Paul has had a bit of a delve into his box of tricks for this week’s Prize puzzle. I found this rather slow going at first, with nothing entered in the bottom half … Read more >>
Guardian 27,757 – Maskarade
I was confidently expecting a Paul puzzle this morning, so it was a surprise to see Maskarade, who appears only rarely outside the bank holiday specials. In general I found this one pretty … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27756 Picaroon
Perhaps it’s because I haven’t done a Picaroon for some time, but it took me some time to get going. Thanks to Picaroon for the workout. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,755 by Brummie
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27755.
Guardian 27,754 / Shed
A welcome return for Shed – we haven’t seen him over here since last July but he was in the FT as Dogberry last month, so I hope we’re going to see him … Read more >>