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Guardian 25,858 – Gordius

Wed January 30, 2013 at 8:40 am by Andrew

There seemed to be less to nitpick about here than I usually find in Gordius puzzles, but not a great deal to get excited about either, with a lot of very easy clues, … Read more >>

Guardian 25,853 – Araucaria

Thu January 24, 2013 at 10:30 amThu January 24, 2013 at 12:57 am by Andrew

After Araucaria’s announcement of his cancer a couple weeks ago, every new crossword he produces is surely one to treasure. It seems to be very much business as usual with this one, with … Read more >>

Guardian 25,848 – Tramp

Fri January 18, 2013 at 11:43 amFri January 18, 2013 at 8:38 am by Andrew

What a treat to have a Tramp puzzle to blog on this chilly morning. I took a while to get started, not helped by putting in a plausible but wrong answer for 7d, … Read more >>

Azed 2118

Sun January 13, 2013 at 12:01 am by Andrew

Another moderately easy Azed to start the new year, where I was helped by getting the long answer at 1d. Unusually I have a couple of nitpicks (15a and 21d) but apart from … Read more >>

Guardian 25,838 – Rufus

Mon January 7, 2013 at 12:29 am by Andrew

I guessed I was in for a quick solve on this when I got 1a and 5a, and then 10a and 11a, immediately, and so it proved, with most of the answers virtually … Read more >>

Guardian 25,834 – Philistine

Wed January 2, 2013 at 5:47 pmWed January 2, 2013 at 12:53 am by Andrew

This is Philistine’s eleventh Guardian puzzle, and the third one I’ve blogged – checking the history reminded me that the last one had a rather bizarre clue for TOUOUSE-LAUTREC. There’s nothing so quite … Read more >>

Guardian 25,829 – Gordius

Thu December 27, 2012 at 9:20 am by Andrew

Due to post-Christmas activities today’s blog is rather rushed and abbreviated – apologies for any errors or omissions. Standard Gordius stuff, I think, though with the pressure of time I haven’t considered it … Read more >>

Guardian 25,825 – Puck

Fri December 21, 2012 at 9:53 amFri December 21, 2012 at 9:06 am by Andrew

Some tricky stuff here from Puck – I took a while to get going on this, and even when a lucky guess gave me the crucial 26,16 there was still some work to … Read more >>

Guardian 25,818 – Paul

Thu December 13, 2012 at 12:26 pmThu December 13, 2012 at 9:21 am by Andrew

Yes, it’s me for the second time this week, standing in for scchua, who is away. It was a bit of a surprise to get Paul today after Araucaria yesterday, but a pleasant … Read more >>

Guardian 25,815 – Rufus

Mon December 10, 2012 at 9:35 am by Andrew

I’m not usually one of Rufus’s biggest fans, but I enjoyed this one, as I thought it had a nice variety of clue types, and as always some excellent surface readings. As usual, … Read more >>

Guardian 25,811 – Brummie

Wed December 5, 2012 at 10:29 amWed December 5, 2012 at 8:43 am by Andrew

I took a while to get started on this, but one of my earlier answers was 11, which led me to 22 and 4,26, after which the rest followed without too much difficulty. … Read more >>

Azed 2112

Sun December 2, 2012 at 7:57 amSun December 2, 2012 at 12:01 am by Andrew

The first thing that struck me about this puzzle was the unusually open grid, with wide open unbarred spaces, especially in the NE and SW corners. The two 13-letter across answers have only … Read more >>

Guardian 25,807 – Paul

Fri November 30, 2012 at 8:56 am by Andrew

An absolute delight from Paul today. No theme that I can see, nor even any Paulian smut, just a collection of high-quality clues. I found it quite hard, but with a few easier … Read more >>

Guardian 25,801 – Gordius

Fri November 23, 2012 at 12:46 am by Andrew

This was mostly pretty easy, with a lot of write-straight-in answers. Some clues are fine, but as is often the case with Gordius a significant proportion them don’t stand up to close scrutiny. … Read more >>

Guardian 25,791 – Rufus

Mon November 12, 2012 at 9:59 amMon November 12, 2012 at 8:58 am by Andrew

A typical Rufus, with the usual helpings of cryptic and double definitions, but also (I think) rather more anagrams than usual: these and others gave me a good start, letting the rest be … Read more >>