Thanks to Vulcan for a smooth Monday offering.
Once again I’m off to hills, aiming to bag my hundredth Munro (this one) so won’t be able to respond to comments till later.
Andrew
Guardian 30,001: Omnibus
Last time I blogged an Omnibus puzzle (speculated to be a compilation from multiple setters) I found some of the clues a bit clunky, but this one seems a lot smoother. Thanks to Omnibus.
Guardian 29,994: Tramp
Tramp’s puzzles are always fun to solve and blog, and this was no exception. A couple of tricky bits of parsing, and an ingenious long anagram, which is something of a trademark of this setter. Thanks to Tramp
Guardian 29,987: Anto
Several helpful anagrams and hiddens to get us started on this one, and the rest went in pretty smoothly. Thanks to Anto.
Guardian 29,980: Maskarade
Thanks to Maskarade for a mostly gentle Tuesday puzzle.
Guardian 29,973: Brendan
Mostly straightforward Monday fun – thanks to Brendan.
Gemelo 29
I think I’m gradually getting the hang of this setter: a few tricky moments but less of a struggle than I’ve found some of his work. Thanks to Gemelo.
Guardian 29,971: Yank
Thanks to Yank for a Good Friday puzzle.
Guardian 29,964: Pangakupu
Thanks to Pangakupu for a fairly breezy Thursday puzzle.
Guardian 29,957: Brummie
Quite a few helpful anagrams to get things going here, and not too many difficulties after that. Thanks to Brummie for the puzzle.
Guardian 29,950 – Brendan
Another brilliant puzzle from Brendan, where (no spoiler alert needed, I think) almost every clue contains a reference to doubling of some kind…
Guardian 29,943 – Vulcan
A very gentle offering for this Monday morning – I found it pretty much a write-in, with only a couple of clues needing more than a few seconds’ thought. Thanks to Vulcan.
Guardian Genius 272 – Qaos
The instructions seemed reasonably straightforward:
A turtle starts on a perimeter cell and moves forward cell by cell. If it lands on an L, it turns 90 degrees anticlockwise; if an R, 90 degrees clockwise; otherwise it continues in the same direction.
One word in each clue must be removed before solving; in clue order, these words’ first letters provide an extra instruction.
When the turtle exits the grid after making at least one turn, its path has traced what letter?
Guardian 29,941 – Qaos
It’s less than three weeks since the last Qaos puzzle, but I’m always glad to see his name. Thanks to him for this one.
Gemelo 24
Another “constrained” puzzle, where Gemelo has enforced a rule that makes the setting harder for himself without making the solver’s job harder (or easier)…