Thanks to Anto for today’s puzzle.
Guardian 29,180 – Imogen
I found this quite hard work, though in retrospect there were several clues that I should have got much more quickly than I did – a sign of good clueing, I suppose. A … Read more >>
Andrew
Guardian 29,166 – Brummie
A bit trickier than usual for a Monday, I think, with a couple of unfamiliar words, though perhaps on the easier side for this setter. Thanks to Brummie. Brummie puzzles sometimes include a … Read more >>
Guardian Genius 242 – Kite
Jigsaw-style puzzles are becoming quite a regular feature of Genius puzzles – this is the third such in a row. I do enjoy them, but perhaps some more variety would be in order. … Read more >>
Guardian 29,164 – Arachne
A delight to see Arachne again, with a “normal” puzzle after a tribute to Nutmeg and a joint effort with her. No major difficulties here, but an abundance of elegant clues. Thanks to … Read more >>
Guardian 29,157 – Brockwell
Quite a tricky solve from a relative newcomer to the Guardian (though he’s been around a bit longer at the Independent as Grecian) – thanks to Brockwell. There’s an obvious theme, with several … Read more >>
Guardian 29,150 – Vlad
A stiff challenge, as expected from this setter, with the NW corner holding me up the longest. Thanks to Vlad. Across 1 WAR BRIDE One becoming union member during dispute (3,5)Cryptic definition … Read more >>
Azed 2668
A medium-strength offering from the master, challenging and instructive as ever. Thanks to Azed. Rather unusually, the rubric mentions three “problematic” answers: two that are not in Chambers, and one abbreviation. Azed sometimes … Read more >>
Guardian 29,143 – Brummie
I made a bit of a slow start on this, but once a few answers were in the rest mostly fell satisfyingly into place. Thanks to Brummie. I noticed while solving that a … Read more >>
Guardian 29,136 – Vulcan
Mostly very straightforward, though there were a couple of clues that held me up briefly at the end. Thanks to Vulcan. Across 1 PLASTER Material for the cast that comes from Paris … Read more >>
Guardian 29,134 – Paul
A rather easier offering from Paul today than sone of his recent puzzles, and without any very long or linked answers. No less enjoyable for that: thanks to Paul. Across 1 WAGTAIL … Read more >>
Guardian 29,127 – Boatman
We haven’t seen Boatman for a while, and this was a tricky one, with some quite involved constructions. Thanks to Boatman. Across 9 THIEF Boatman taken by the force as a criminal … Read more >>
Guardian 29,120 – Qaos
Mostly straightforward clueing from Qaos today, but is there any more to the puzzle? Yes, of course there is: we have a theme of characters from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (who could perhaps … Read more >>
Guardian 29,113 – Tramp
Good fun as always from Tramp, with the long answers around the edges characteristically clued, and a couple of them needing close attention to get the details worked out. Thanks to Tramp (and … Read more >>
Azed 2662
I found this a bit of a slow solve, perhaps because of a higher-than-usual proportion of unfamiliar words. Fortunately I managed to get there in the end. of Thanks to Azed. Across … Read more >>