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Guardian 27,191 – Rufus

Mon May 8, 2017 at 7:50 am by Andrew

It gets harder and harder to say anything new about Rufus – today I’ll just say that I found this very easy even by his standards, and that I expect to have a … Read more >>

Twenty-six clues, one for each mile. I wonder if Paul concocted this idea so he could stop and have a rest every few minutes? I also wonder if Imogen was running along too, or else how did he get between mileposts in time? And if he wrote as he ran what state was the puzzle in by the time they finished, could they read it at all? Definitely an excuse to stop and rest. And did Imogen fill the grid as he ran or was it pre-filled? Whatever, setting while running seems to have had little effect on the end result, good fun to solve as always. Thank you Paul and Imogen.

Guardian 27,189 – Vlad

Fri May 5, 2017 at 10:37 amFri May 5, 2017 at 8:58 am by Andrew

As I expected when I saw Vlad’s name, this was pretty tough going, with sudden bursts of progress interrupted by long periods of staring hopelessly at the clues. Of course everything looks reasonably … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27188 Philistine

Thu May 4, 2017 at 3:49 pmThu May 4, 2017 at 9:15 am by scchua

Some tricky clues here. Thanks to Philistine. Definitions are underlined in the clues. I can’t make a connection (there probably is one) to the numerical answers: hundred and one, thousand, and eleven. That could … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,187 by Qaos

Wed May 3, 2017 at 10:34 pmWed May 3, 2017 at 3:45 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27187.

Guardian 27,186 / Paul

Tue May 2, 2017 at 8:27 pmTue May 2, 2017 at 9:47 am by Eileen

I was surprised to see Paul’s name again this morning, so early in the week, after two Saturday Prize puzzles in a row. However, after 1,26 fell out early on, it became obvious … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 911 Hectence

Mon May 1, 2017 at 6:15 am by scchua

Thank you Hectence for an enjoyable Quiptic. (Aptly relaxing for Labour Day.) Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Don’t allow backing for Trump’s extremes to overshadow right’s regular following (7) PREVENT … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,185 by Chifonie

Mon May 1, 2017 at 11:51 amMon May 1, 2017 at 2:45 am by manehi

A quick, enjoyable solve. Favourites 12ac and 25ac. Thanks, Chifonie.

Guardian Genius 166 by Picaroon

Sun April 30, 2017 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

The preamble to Genius 166 by Picaroon states that: “Two across solutions taken together indicate something missing from all the other 14 across clues, either as the definition or as part of their … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 27,178 / Paul

Sat April 29, 2017 at 1:16 pmSat April 29, 2017 at 12:02 am by Eileen

An amusing and decIDEdly fishy puzzle from Paul – and I promise no more puns. The top half was filled in quickly but I rather ran into the buffers in the bottom half, … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,183 by Nutmeg

Fri April 28, 2017 at 1:24 pmFri April 28, 2017 at 2:33 am by manehi

A tough solve and an enjoyable one – I really liked 22/26ac, 19dn and 23dn. Thanks, Nutmeg

Guardian 27,182 – Boatman

Thu April 27, 2017 at 8:24 am by Andrew

I found this mostly less tricky than usual for Boatman, but still had a bit of trouble finishing off the top half, not helped by the horrible grid, with four almost isolated corners, … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,181 by Picaroon

Wed April 26, 2017 at 7:43 am by loonapick

A very pleasant solve, as usual, from Picaroon.

Guardian Cryptic 27,180 by Bonxie

Tue April 25, 2017 at 12:36 pmTue April 25, 2017 at 4:02 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27180.

Guardian Quiptic 910/Moley

Mon April 24, 2017 at 2:52 pmMon April 24, 2017 at 9:53 am by Pierre

A sound Quiptic from Moley, with just one or two niggles on my part. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letters … Read more >>