An enjoyable solve – my favourites today were 1ac, 9/16, 18ac, 28ac, and 7dn. Thanks to Matilda for the puzzle.
manehi
Guardian Cryptic 28,515 by Qaos
A fun puzzle – had a quick start, then slowed down with a few bits of unfamiliar general knowledge that needed checking at the end. Favourites were 1ac, 15ac, 19ac, 6dn, and 21dn. Thanks to Qaos.
Guardian Cryptic 28,508 by Brummie
An enjoyable solve and with a couple of gettable longer solutions helping me get started into the grid. Looked down a couple of paths for possible themes but haven’t found anything convincing. Favourite clues were 1ac, 10ac, 13ac, and 14ac. Thanks to Brummie.
Guardian Cryptic 28,501 by Vulcan
A pleasant solve with some neat clueing – favourites today were 1ac, 19ac, 25ac, and 1dn. Thanks to Vulcan for the puzzle.
Guardian Cryptic 28,499 by Paul
I got stuck for a little while in the southeast corner – overall, not the trickiest Paul. Favourites were 14ac, 25/17, 26ac, 18dn, and 21dn. Thanks Paul for the puzzle.
Guardian Cryptic 28,492 by Qaos
I found this a quick and enjoyable solve, with a few entries filled in and only properly parsed later.
Guardian Cryptic 28,485 by Paul
A tough and slow solve, needing a second session to finish and blog. Favourites were 13ac, 17ac, 4dn, and 5dn. Thanks to Paul for the challenge.
Guardian Cryptic 28,478 by Anto
A slow solve with some neat cluing and quite a few tricky parsings. Favourites were 6ac, 9ac, 12ac, 3dn, 7dn, and 20dn. Thanks to Anto for the puzzle.
Guardian Cryptic 28,471 by Pan
An enjoyable solve, and on the harder end for a Monday. Favourites were 17ac, 22ac, 6dn, 7dn, and 21dn. Thanks to Pan for the puzzle.
Guardian Cryptic 28,469 by Paul
Very enjoyable and a quicker finish than most Paul puzzles for me, with a quite a few left to parse afterwards. Favourites were 21ac, 24ac, 25ac, and 18dn. Thanks to Paul.
Guardian Cryptic 28,462 by Picaroon
Some lovely surfaces – lots of favourites, including 1ac, 11ac, 12ac, 15ac, 21ac, 26ac, 4dn, 5dn, and 16dn. Thanks to Picaroon for the puzzle
Guardian Cryptic 28,455 by Nutmeg
Always a pleasure to solve a puzzle by Nutmeg – favourites today were 12ac, 27ac, 1dn, 2dn, and 8dn. Thanks to Nutmeg.
Guardian Cryptic 28,448 by Philistine
Really enjoyed this – plenty of smiles along the way, and some penny drop moments of parsing at the end. Favourites were 20ac, 25ac, 2dn, 7dn/8dn, 16dn, 22dn, and 23dn/5ac. Thanks to Philistine
Guardian Cryptic 28,441 by Pan
Enjoyable and mostly quite straightforward, with a few more complicated parsings to work out at the end. Favourites were 17ac, 5dn, and 16dn. Thanks to Pan
Guardian Cryptic 28,439 by Brendan
Some clever cluing…