Tricky and good fun, with lots of smiles and particular favourites 9ac, 18ac, 1dn, 2dn, and 21dn. Thanks to Picaroon.
Guardian
Guardian 27,451 – Shed
I always enjoy Shed’s puzzles, but this one was over very quickly, being distinctly on the easy side, with quite a few clues that wouldn’t be out of place in a Quiptic. Thanks … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,450 by Brummie
Today’s puzzle can be solved online here.
Guardian Cryptic 27,449 by Imogen
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27449.
Guardian Quiptic Hectence 955
An enjoyable one from a Quiptic regular. Thanks to Hectence. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Comedian’s comeback about posh fellows gets laugh (6) GUFFAW : Reversal of(…’s comeback) WAG(a comedian) … Read more >>
Guardian 27,448 / Chifonie
It’s Chifonie filling the Monday slot again with a typically pleasant and elegant puzzle, with some beautifully smooth surfaces. Mostly straightforward but, unusually for this setter, there are a couple of places where … Read more >>
Guardian Genius 176 – Paul
“Six of the 11 clues marked * contain only wordplay, their solutions being 21. The solutions to the other five clues marked * should be entered in the grid 21 (Roman or otherwise), … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 27,441 / Paul
Another enjoyable – and pretty clean – Prize puzzle from Paul. Many thanks to him. Because I blog the Prize puzzle every four weeks and Paul seems to occupy the Prize slot every … Read more >>
Guardian 27,446 / Puck
Quite a challenge from Puck this morning – and a most enjoyable one, too. Many thanks to him for the fun. [I do hope there’s not a ghost theme or Nina as well.] … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,445 by Pan
A nice puzzle with a mix of easier and trickier clues. Favourites were 3dn and 20dn – thanks, Pan
Guardian 27,444 – Paul
It’s hard to find anything new to say about Paul: I can only express my admiration for his ability to come up with high-quaity puzzles with such regularity. This was a typical example, … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,443 by Boatman
The puzzle can be solved online here.
Guardian Cryptic 27,442 by Vulcan
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27442.
Guardian Quiptic 954/Anto
It’s fairly well-known that I don’t have a high opinion of Anto as a setter, so here’s a brief blog in order that you can decide what you think. … Read more >>
Guardian 27,435 / Enigmatist
I think this is what I’d expected when seeing this was an Engimatist: laughs, groans, lots of general knowledge needed, liberal cluing style, and it was really rather difficult! It was an enjoyable … Read more >>