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Guardian Cryptic 26,927 by Rufus

Mon July 4, 2016 at 8:49 am by loonapick

Standard Rufus fare

Guardian Quiptic 868/Provis

Mon July 4, 2016 at 8:14 am by Pierre

One or two rather remote synonyms, I thought, but generally a sound Quiptic to get us started on the cruciverbal week. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition … Read more >>

Guardian Genius 156 / Pasquale

Sun July 3, 2016 at 9:45 pmSun July 3, 2016 at 12:30 am by Bertandjoyce

The Instructions: Eleven clues are identically deficient in their cryptic component, reflecting the passing of the solution to one of them. We seem to have another gremlin in this month’s Genius. We printed … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 26,920 by Paul

Sat July 2, 2016 at 12:00 am by PeeDee

All good stuff from as we have come to expect, thanks Paul.

Guardian 26,925 / Screw

Fri July 1, 2016 at 5:44 am by Gaufrid

Unless Screw has made a mistake re 2dn, this puzzle must have been compiled last year, or earlier, yet 1dn is currently very topical. I cannot see anything 7dn yet those expats living … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26,924 by Nutmeg

Thu June 30, 2016 at 5:25 am by PeterO

The puzzlemay be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26924.

Guardian 26,923 / Imogen

Wed June 29, 2016 at 10:33 amWed June 29, 2016 at 9:52 am by Eileen

I found this reasonably straightforward, with just one unfamiliar word – all fairly clued, as usual from this setter, with some very nice surfaces. Thanks to Imogen. Across 1 Made neat, because tangled … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26,922 by Bonxie

Tue June 28, 2016 at 8:32 am by manehi

Very enjoyable – favourite was 26ac…

Guardian Quiptic 867 Anto

Mon June 27, 2016 at 7:33 am by scchua

The number of cds and dds is reminiscent of another setter’s style. Thanks to Anto. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 8 You can’t order it in a strange pub (3,5) THE … Read more >>

Guardian 26,921 – Rufus

Mon June 27, 2016 at 11:29 amMon June 27, 2016 at 7:00 am by Andrew

I rattled through the top half of this very quickly, but for some reason took a little longer on the bottom. Some rather weak clues in my opinion, so not greatly to my … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 26,914 / Maskarade

Sat June 25, 2016 at 12:02 am by Eileen

Maskarade puzzles usually appear at Bank Holidays and, having blogged his Easter one, I wasn’t really expecting to see his name this week – but an alphabetical puzzle is always welcome on a Saturday. I … Read more >>

Guardian 26,919 – Philistine

Fri June 24, 2016 at 12:42 pmFri June 24, 2016 at 7:40 am by Andrew

In the light of this morning’s news I’m definitely not in a mood to enjoy crosswords, but trying to look at this one objectively I can see lots of ingenious clueing, including a … Read more >>

Guardian one-off cryptic / Boatman and crew

Fri June 24, 2016 at 8:52 amFri June 24, 2016 at 6:35 am by Gaufrid

We were told that “1,5,17,9 will be tomorrow’s story” and advised to use a pencil. If you haven’t seen the puzzle and wish to solve it, don’t ‘Read the rest of this entry’, … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26918 Puck

Thu June 23, 2016 at 9:30 pmThu June 23, 2016 at 9:09 am by scchua

For once, I found the hidden theme, after completing the grid. It’s centred around one of Puck’s passions. Thanks Puck. Definitions are underlined in the clues. The INCREDIBLE STRING BAND was formed by … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26,917 by Crucible

Wed June 22, 2016 at 4:27 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26917.