The Manchester City fan, guinea pig keeper and cinema lover returns to the Quiptic slot with a finely crafted puzzle designed for those just embarking on what will no doubt be a torrid affair with the cryptic arts. The jaded old punters who just want a quickie behind the bike shed will find some satisfaction here too.
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Guardian 26,359 by Chifonie
Well, that was a struggle, very hard work and thought for a while it was going to beat me.
Guardian Prize Puzzle 26,352 by Paul
This is last Saturday’s prize puzzle which did not appear in Saturday’s paper!
Guardian 26,357 / Paul
As he hadn’t appeared so far this week, and as he set last Saturday’s prize puzzle, I knew I was going to be in for a Paul today. The theme brought back some … Read more >>
Guardian 26,356 by Picaroon
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26356.
Guardian 26,355 / Imogen
I have been looking forward to blogging my first Imogen puzzle and I certainly wasn’t disappointed with this one. There are some really good, witty clues here and some misleading definitions. Much of … Read more >>
Guardian 26,354 by Otterden
All fairly straightforward today, though I’m not a huge fan of the grid with six 3-letter solutions. Favourite clue was 22dn.
Guardian 26,353 – Rufus
Slightly trickier than the average Rufus, I thought, with fewer cryptic definitions than usual, making it seem more like a “normal” puzzle. Thanks to Rufus. Across 9. … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 772/Pan
I thought this was a super Quiptic from Pan. Clear and witty cluing; no obscurities; friendly grid. What more do you want on a Monday morning? Abbreviations cd … Read more >>
Guardian Genius 134 – Enigmatist
A Genius puzzle by Enigmatist – words to strike fear in a blogger’s heart. Fortunately this turned out to be one of his slightly more merciful offerings, though in traditional style it started … Read more >>
Guardian August Bank Holiday Puzzle 26,346 by Maskarade
An truly epic puzzle – epic to set, epic to solve and an epic to blog. Thanks Maskarade!
Guardian 26,351 – Qaos
I didn’t enjoy this as much as some other Qaos puzzles, as I think there are some dodgy constructions, and a couple of rather weak CDs. However, there are are some great clues … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 26350 Pasquale
(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.) A devilishly difficult one, thanks to … Read more >>
Guardian 26,349 by Philistine
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26349.
Guardian 26,348 / Brummie
A common theme in preambles to blogs of Brummie puzzles is that they turned out to be less difficult than they first appeared and I could say this yet again. I think the … Read more >>