Always a pleasure to solve a puzzle by Nutmeg – favourites today were 12ac, 27ac, 1dn, 2dn, and 8dn. Thanks to Nutmeg.
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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…
Guardian Cryptic 28,432 by Brummie
Fun, and not too tricky once I got going – favourites were 9ac, 10ac, 17/24dn, and 23dn. Thanks to Brummie
Guardian Cryptic 28,425 by Philistine
A mix of difficulties, with some clues going in very quickly at the beginning, and others with trickier bits of parsing that took a while to sort out. Favourites were 1ac, 19ac, 20ac, and 17/22. Thanks to Philistine
Guardian Cryptic 28,418 by Picaroon
Some very fun clues here – I especially liked 5ac, 25ac, 1dn, 3dn, 18dn, and all of the long solutions. Thanks to Picaroon for the puzzle.
Guardian Cryptic 28,411 by Vulcan
A quick and mostly straightforward solve – my favourites were 4ac, 22ac, 1dn, 5dn, and 19dn. Thanks to Vulcan
Guardian Cryptic 28,409 by Qaos
I really enjoyed this – especially 1ac, 12ac, 17dn, 19dn, and 24dn.
Guardian Cryptic 28,402 by Nutmeg
A slower solve, and very enjoyable. Favourites were 9ac, 12ac, 2dn, 5dn, and 17dn. Many thanks to Nutmeg for the puzzle.
Guardian 28,395 – Imogen
A tricky puzzle – I was glad to get the long outer clues quite quickly. I liked all the long clues, as well as 26ac and 7dn. Thanks to Imogen
Guardian Cryptic 28,388 by Vlad
A tricky puzzle, with some nicely misleading surfaces and quite a few clues unparsed until after the grid was filled. Favourites were 1ac, 12ac, 16ac, 18ac, and 22dn. Thanks to Vlad.
Guardian Cryptic 28,381 by Pan
A nice Monday puzzle with a few clues that were a little tougher to parse. I liked 10ac, 13ac, 25ac, 14dn, and 20dn. Thanks to Pan
Guardian Cryptic 28,379 by Picaroon
Very enjoyable and mostly quite tough, with the long outer solutions helping a lot. 8/17 was particularly excellent, and I had many other favourites including 11ac, 19ac, 24ac, 28/29, 1/21, 4dn, and 5dn. Thanks to Picaroon
Guardian Cryptic 28,372 by Vlad
Tough and a very fun – I had a huge smile after 17dn, and other favourites included 9ac, 11ac, 12ac, and 15dn. Lots of thanks to Vlad for the puzzle