Guardian 26,951 – Rufus

Only a couple of double definitions today, but otherwise a fairly standard Rufus, with eight cryptic definitions. I found it very easy even by his standards. Thanks to Rufus.         … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 26,944 by Paul

Some of these clues were pretty damn tricky I thought.  Good fun all the way through, tricky or not.  Thanks Paul.

Note: I will on holiday riding along the South Downs way when this blog is published.  Hopefully I will be able to reply to comments on my phone. Please be patient as I hate typing on tiny screens with software that tries to change everything I write into something else. Update: Holiday departure is is now delayed until tomorrow evening.

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Guardian 26,949 – Paul

Paul is in cheeky mode today, with several clues using the word “randy”, and various words that rhyme with it. There’s another mini-theme – presumably unrelated – with links to 22a. Good fun … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26948 Crucible

(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.)  This wasn’t too difficult after getting … Read more >>

Guardian 26,945 – Rufus: Updated

Apologies all – boring real world things have kept me from blogging this puzzle so far. This post will be updated soon.

Edit: blog has now been posted. Not too sure about 5ac or 23ac. Favourites 13ac and 18ac.

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