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Guardian Prize 27,160 by Paul

Sat April 8, 2017 at 12:00 am by PeeDee

Good fun and a mental workout at the same time. Thanks Paul.

Guardian Cryptic 27165 Picaroon

Sat April 8, 2017 at 6:11 amFri April 7, 2017 at 10:49 am by scchua

Thanks to Picaroon for another enjoyable and cleverly crafted puzzble. Definitions are underlined in the clues. The crossword’s theme is the answer to 12 across. Across 1 Maybe shame-faced politician defends borders (7) … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,164 by Paul

Thu April 6, 2017 at 4:40 am by PeterO

The puzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27164.

Guardian 27,163 / Pasquale

Wed April 5, 2017 at 10:02 am by Eileen

A fairly typical Pasquale puzzle, meticulously clued, with some nice surfaces and one or two less familiar words, one of which took longer than it should have to parse. Thank you, Pasquale. Across … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,162 by Vlad

Tue April 4, 2017 at 2:02 am by manehi

Found this pretty tricky, with a few going in without parsing for a while. Favourites were 1ac, 5ac, 18ac and 27ac – thanks, Vlad.

Guardian 27,161 – Rufus

Mon April 3, 2017 at 7:32 am by Andrew

The usual quick solve for a Monday morning. There are fewer of Rufus’s trademark cryptic definitions than usual in this one, but I have quibbles about quite a few of the cues, not … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 907 Arachne

Mon April 3, 2017 at 10:40 amMon April 3, 2017 at 6:48 am by scchua

Now this is a coincidence: I blogged Arachne’s last (then) Quiptic (691), before she retired … from the Quiptic at least. Over four years later, I’m delighted to blog her first comeback Quiptic. Enjoyable crossword … Read more >>

Genius 165 / Vlad

Sun April 2, 2017 at 12:01 am by duncanshiell

Vlad set a challenging but very enjoyable Genius puzzle this month. The preamble told us that eight solutions (four being of two words) comprise 6 across 29, which is clued … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 27,154 / Shed

Sat April 1, 2017 at 8:01 amSat April 1, 2017 at 12:05 am by Eileen

It’s well over a year since I blogged a Shed puzzle – but there have only been seven since then. Several of us often say we don’t see enough of him. Anyway, a welcome … Read more >>

Guardian 27,159 – Tramp

Fri March 31, 2017 at 9:08 amFri March 31, 2017 at 7:38 am by Andrew

Once again Tramp has produced a puzzle with lots of thematic references in the clues, but without the need for solvers to know anything about the theme. It’s not giving anything away to … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27158 Brummie

Fri March 31, 2017 at 1:52 pmThu March 30, 2017 at 7:45 am by scchua

Quite a straightforward puzzle. Thanks to Brummie. Definitions are underlined in the clues… A theme of outer space and its exploration: MOON, lunar LANDING, spaceWALK and MOONWALK, DOCKING, CAPSULE, ECLIPSE, APOLLO and GEMINI … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,157 by Boatman

Wed March 29, 2017 at 3:38 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27157.

Guardian 27,156 / Imogen

Tue March 28, 2017 at 3:25 pmTue March 28, 2017 at 9:24 am by Eileen

Something of a challenge from Imogen this morning. I entered only a few answers on the first run through and I thought I might be in for a rough time. However, I was never completely … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,155 by Chifonie

Mon March 27, 2017 at 1:59 pm by manehi

Apologies for the later blog than usual.

A lovely puzzle with many elegant constructions – I particularly liked 4ac, 12ac, 20ac, 2dn, 10dn and 16dn. Thanks, Chifonie

Guardian Quiptic 906/Anto

Mon March 27, 2017 at 1:48 pmMon March 27, 2017 at 12:24 pm by Pierre

Another Anto for us. There are a couple I can’t see, so help welcomed. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] … Read more >>