Guardian 27,071 – Rufus
Mostly a quick and easy solve today, with a couple of old chestnuts (well, it is nearly Christmas..), though I had a bit of trouble finishing off the SW corner. Thanks to Rufus. … Read more >>
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Guardian 27,069 – Imogen
A remarkable construction today, with lots of multi-light answers, forming a symmetrical pattern in the grid. This leads to a smaller number of clues than usual, so it was bit harder to get … Read more >>
Azed 2322
As is quite common, there are a couple of minor typos in the clues. More seriously, that fact that this is a competition puzzle was not mentioned (at least initially) on the website, … Read more >>
Guardian 27,062 – Paul
It was obvious that there was a theme based around 5d. After a fairly easy start (particularly in the NW corner) my way in was to spot the long phrase at 21,18,17 when … Read more >>
Guardian 27,055 – Paul
The brilliantly appropriate 1d is a stand-out here, but there’s lots of other good stuff too. 27a to Paul. Across 1. MONKEY BUSINESS Hanky-panky king breaking bank, … Read more >>
Guardian 27,048 – Pasquale
We expect a couple of unfamiliar words in a Pasquale puzzle, but he’s excelled himself in this one (at least as far as I’m concerned) in the SE corner. (I wonder what one … Read more >>
Guardian 27041 – Nutmeg
A nice surprise to see Nutmeg’s name this morning. A suitable straightforward puzzle for a Monday, though by no means a write-in, and with (as we would expect) some very nice clues. Thanks … Read more >>
Guardian 27,039 – Imogen
Apart from a couple of very easy clues, this started off looking rather impenetrable, but it yielded gradually and satisfyingly. There are a few rather tricky parsings (including one that is so obscure … Read more >>
Guardian 27,032 – Tramp
I had been tipped off that Tramp was today’s setter, so was looking forward to this one. Lots of good fun as usual, though without (as far as I can see) any particular … Read more >>
Azed 2316
Apologies for the late posting: I went off to the Sloggers and Betters event in York having forgotten to finish and post the blog (and despite reminding myself numerous times that I needed … Read more >>
Guardian 27,025 – Pan
Pan is a regular in the Quiptic slot, but this is his (?) third appearance on the Cryptic sde. As on previous occasions, many (perhaps most) of the clues were of Quiptic standard, … Read more >>
Guardian 27,018 – Paul
It’s unusual these days to see Paul on a Tuesday, but being earlier in the week didn’t mean (at least for me) an easier puzzle: I found this quite hard by Paul’s standards, … Read more >>
Guardian 27,011 – Rufus
In retrospect a fairly typical Rufus, with lots of cryptic and double definitions, though it seemed a bit harder than usual when I was solving it. Thanks to Rufus] … Read more >>
Guardian 27,009 – Vlad
A fairly typic Vlad experience for me today, where I got off to a good start with some (relatively) easy clues, but then slowed down and took a while to finish off. Even … Read more >>
Guardian 27,002 – Paul
Good inventive fun as always from Paul, with an outstandingly appropriate anagram at 18,11, though needing a couple of bits of general knowledge that were only just in the category of “stuff I … Read more >>