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Guardian 25,659 / Rufus

Mon June 11, 2012 at 3:39 pm by Eileen

I’m a last-minute call-up from the bench today. Fortunately, not too challenging a blog to do in a hurry – not too many links to look up – but lots of nice clues … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 656/Hectence

Mon June 11, 2012 at 2:58 pmMon June 11, 2012 at 9:33 am by Pierre

It’s a Quiptic, Jim, but not as we know it … It might have just been a bad day at the office for me, but this was harder than many a Guardian cryptic … Read more >>

Guardian Prize Puzzle 25,652 by Araucaria

Sat June 9, 2012 at 10:15 amSat June 9, 2012 at 12:00 am by PeeDee

Another great crossword from Araucaria. In my paper copy of the Saturday Guardian the wrong crossword was printed (yet again) so I got this one from the Guardian website. I’ve said this before, but … Read more >>

Guardian 25,657 – Araucaria

Fri June 8, 2012 at 1:00 am by Andrew

Most of the clueing here was fairly straightforward, without any outrageous liberties, but the theme (and another mini-theme) made it more of a challenge. It was quite a test of my botanical knowledge … Read more >>

Guardian 25,656 – Gordius

Thu June 7, 2012 at 12:24 pmThu June 7, 2012 at 10:17 am by manehi

Mostly straightforward, but I did have to look up 5dn and 26ac afterwards. Favourite clue was 11ac. Edits thanks to tupu and NeilW Across 1 CANOPY =”Cover” AN=article inside COPY=transcript 4 PHYSIC =”traditional … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic N° 25,655 by Brendan

Wed June 6, 2012 at 9:31 pmWed June 6, 2012 at 2:59 am by PeterO

I found that this one went in very smoothly.

Guardian 25654 – Bonxie

Wed June 6, 2012 at 4:14 pmTue June 5, 2012 at 1:56 am by Uncle Yap

Thank you, Eileen and Phil for filling in for me so exceptionally well during my brief sojourn in Indonesia for the Borobudur Interhash 2012. The biennial Hash House Harriers event at this UNESCO … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 655 Orlando

Mon June 4, 2012 at 6:19 pmMon June 4, 2012 at 10:23 am by scchua

A typical Orlando Quiptic, compact clues, mainly cryptic/double definitions and anagrams, and all easily enjoyable. Thanks Orlando. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[The pictures at the bottom each has an unidentified link to … Read more >>

Guardian 25,653 / Rufus

Mon June 4, 2012 at 9:40 am by Eileen

Rather a mixed bag from Rufus today; some of the cryptic definitions are not very cryptic but, apart from that, there are some neat clues, with good story-telling surfaces. Happy Bank Holiday, everyone! … Read more >>

Guardian Genius 107 / Puck

Mon June 4, 2012 at 11:43 amMon June 4, 2012 at 8:00 am by mhl

As is typical of Puck’s puzzles, this challenging Genius has lots of satisfying and intricate wordplay. The across clues are all of the DLM (Definition and Letter Mixture) type, which neither of us … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 25,646 / Brummie

Sat June 2, 2012 at 12:02 am by Eileen

‘Special instructions’ always make me wobble a bit and when I first looked at this, knowing that I was down to blog it, I was getting ready to regret my recent comments about … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic N° 25,651 by Orlando

Fri June 1, 2012 at 11:20 amFri June 1, 2012 at 3:11 am by PeterO

I found this a bit of a struggle, but it yielded in the end, with the bottom half going in first. Across 1. Engineer in a car plant (6) ARNICA An anagram (‘engineer’) … Read more >>

Guardian 25,650 / Tramp

Thu May 31, 2012 at 10:56 amThu May 31, 2012 at 8:47 am by Eileen

Another great puzzle from Tramp, with the hallmarks we have come to recognise and appreciate – witty and ingenious cluing, fine story-telling surfaces and interesting references. Previous Tramp puzzles have had themes based … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 25649 Pasquale

Wed May 30, 2012 at 11:06 amWed May 30, 2012 at 10:33 am by scchua

Not too difficult a Pasquale today. Some nice surfaces, abundant use of the containment device, some religious references here and there, reference to a not obscure but raunchy person, and the last one for … Read more >>

Guardian 25,648 by Crucible

Tue May 29, 2012 at 11:41 amTue May 29, 2012 at 2:09 am by flashling

Well my first ever blog at the Guardian, and I get Crucible who I know rather better as Radian. Used to a theme, but let’s see if I get the picture… Well 9d … Read more >>