This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here
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Guardian Prize 29,883 / Philistine
It’s Philistine in the Prize slot for the Saturday before Christmas.
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,887 by Enigmatist
Happy New Year Greetings to one and all! Thank you (I think) to Enigmatist. Definitions are underlined in the clues.
Guardian 29,886 / Pangakupu
An entertaining puzzle from Pangakupu to accompany the festive preparations
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,885 by Paul
Thanks to Paul for today’s puzzle – my favourites were 12ac, 16ac, 13dn and 17dn. Merry Christmas, all.
Guardian 29,884 – Alia
A gentle but elegant puzzle to ease into Christmas week. Thanks to Alia, and best wishes of the season to all.
Guardian Quiptic 1,361/Anto
I have solved and blogged enough Anto puzzles for regular readers to know that I am not a fan of his Quiptic offerings, so I will present you with the blog this morning and let you make of the puzzle what you will.
Guardian Quick Cryptic 90 by Dice
This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here
Guardian Prize crossword No 29,877 by Tramp
Thanks to Tramp for the puzzle
Guardian 29,882 – Kite
Thanks to Kite for a puzzle that was not too tricky for a Friday, helped by …
Guardian 29881 / Paul
scchua, the schedule blogger for today’s puzzle is unavailable, so I am substituting. Whenever I stand in for a Guardian blogger, I am always a bit nervous about which setter I am going to be faced with. Today, my nerves increased a bit when I saw the setter was Paul.
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,880 by Imogen
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29880.
Guardian 29,879 / Chandler
A fairly rare appearance by Chandler in the Cryptic slot
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,878 by Vulcan
Apologies for the delayed blog, I’m currently travelling and couldn’t fit this in earlier. Many thanks to Vulcan for the puzzle.
Guardian Quiptic 1,360 by Carpathian
The weekly online only cryptic crossword from the Guardian, found here