Lots of tricky fun – I really liked 11ac, 20ac, 1dn, and especially 22ac and 23ac. Many thanks to Nutmeg for the puzzle.
manehi
Guardian Cryptic 28,904 by Brummie
I had a quick start before getting stuck for a while on some of the trickier clueing. Favourites were 11ac, 28ac, and 16dn. Thanks to Brummie for the puzzle
Guardian Cryptic 28,897 by Nutmeg
As ever from Nutmeg, this was very enjoyable with some very neat clueing. My favourites were 11ac, 23ac, 7dn, 12dn, and 15dn. Thanks to Nutmeg for the puzzle
Guardian Cryptic 28,890 by Carpathian
A nice start to the week, with favourites 9ac, 10ac, 7dn, 16dn, 17dn, and 18dn. Thanks to Carpathian for the puzzle
Guardian Cryptic 28,888 by Paul
Getting a few longer solutions early helped me get through this quite quickly, though it was still tricky in parts. Favourites were 12ac, 22ac, 3dn, 5dn, and 15/17. Thanks to Paul for the puzzle
Guardian Cryptic 28,881 by Picaroon
Great fun and a tough solve. Many favourites including 1ac, 6ac, 26ac, 5dn, 9dn, and 18dn. Thanks to Picaroon for the puzzle
Guardian Cryptic 28,874 by Vlad
Had a quick start before getting stuck quite a few times . Favourites were 8ac, 13ac, 18ac, 4dn, and 14dn. Thanks to Vlad.
Guardian Cryptic 28,867 by Imogen
A slow solve and tricky to parse in several places. My favourites were 14ac, 24ac, 25ac, 8dn, and especially 1ac. Thanks to Imogen.
Guardian Cryptic 28,860 by Vulcan
apologies for the delay this morning – I’ve now uploaded the full blog below. Thanks to Vulcan for a fun puzzle, my favourites were 11ac and 8dn.
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Guardian Cryptic 28,857 by Brendan
A tricky slow solve today, with favourites 20ac, 23ac, 14dn, and especially 2dn, 21dn and 25dn. Thanks to Brendan.
Guardian Cryptic 28,851 by Fed
A slow and steady solve today, with favourites 11ac, 2dn, and 20dn. Thanks to Fed
Guardian Cryptic 28,844 by Picaroon
A very fun solve – many favourites especially 25ac, 2dn, 3dn, and 23dn. Thanks to Picaroon
Guardian Cryptic 28,837 by Brummie
A challenging solve today – favourites were 10ac, 2dn, 4dn, and 13dn. Thanks to Brummie for the puzzle
Guardian Cryptic 28,831 by Chandler
I really enjoyed this. As mentioned in the Special Instructions…
Guardian Cryptic 28,830 by Picaroon
A tougher solve for a Monday, with a few trickier clues. Favourites were 10ac, 12ac, 24ac, and 23dn. Thanks to Picaroon.