A tough test this morning from Imogen
Guardian
Guardian Cryptic 27,090 by Philistine
The puzzle may e found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27090. It comes with:
Special instructions: An anniversary tribute
Guardian Quiptic 895 Anto
To be fair, there were many standard Quiptic-like clues, but the cryptic-definition clues were, I thought, a bit over-, well, cryptic for a Quiptic. Notwithstanding all that, thanks to Anto. Definitions are underlined … Read more >>
Guardian 27,089 / Chifonie
It’s a different name on the Monday puzzle but Rufus-lovers will not be disappointed, I think: we have a familiar straightforward medley of charades, anagrams and double definitions to ease us into the … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 27,082 / Bonxie
‘Special instructions’ always cause me a bit of a flutter, especially if I’m blogging. Here, they were ‘Twelve solutions contain related objects, not further defined in their clues’. This seemed quite straightforward – … Read more >>
Guardian 27,087 / Pasquale
A fairly typical offering from Pasquale today, perhaps a little less challenging than he can be but with the obligatory one or two less familiar words, meticulously clued. I don’t always find a … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,086 by Paul
Admittedly vague memories of The Winter’s Tale…
Guardian 27,076 / Maskarade
Merry Christmas, everyone! I’ve been lucky enough to draw the task of blogging the Christmas alphabetical crossword by Maskarade. The theme is popular bands or singers. Some of these are just surnames (or … Read more >>
Guardian 27,085 – Nutmeg
Nutmeg can be quite a tricky setter when she wants to be, and I found myself making slow but steady progress with this one. (The fact that there are a lot of long … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,084 by Picaroon
If I were clever enough I’d write this blog in rhyme
But as it happens I don’t have time
Guardian Quiptic 894/Hectence
A tricky little number from Hectence to start the New Year. Apologies for the late blog, but it did take me a while to sort it all out. And I’ve also got the … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,083 by Rufus
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27083.
Guardian Genius 162 / Enigmatist
The preamble states: The puzzle is a tribute to two people whose names appear in the completed grid. (There is a numerical link between them.) X and two of his products are in a … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,081 by Paul
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27081.
Guardian 27,080 / Brummie
An interesting and enjoyable puzzle from Brummie this morning, with several less familiar words, which were all gettable, together with a friendly grid to help things along. Brummie’s puzzles often have a theme … Read more >>