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
manehi
Guardian Cryptic 28,365 by Puck
A slow solve for me…
Guardian Cryptic 28,358 by Brummie
Found this tough to finish, with several unfamiliar words which were mostly gettable but required some double-checking. Favourites were 8ac, 11ac, 5dn, 18dn, and 19dn. Thanks to Brummie
Guardian Cryptic 28,351 by Vulcan
A simple and enjoyable puzzle to start the week – I particularly liked 9ac, 10ac, 24ac, and 7dn. Many thanks to Vulcan
Guardian Cryptic 28,349 by Paul
Some easier clues than usual for Paul, though I got a little bit stuck… …having looked for and found some Douglas ADAMS / Hitchhiker’s Guide characters for the theme around 16ac, it took … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,342 by Nutmeg
Lots of fun clues and nice surfaces, and quite difficult in places. Favourites were 1ac, 9ac, 16ac, 19ac, 25ac, 6dn, 8dn, and 23dn. Many thanks to Nutmeg for the puzzle ACROSS 1 … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,335 by Tramp
As usual from Tramp, very enjoyable with lots of nice surfaces and tricky cluing – crossers from the relatively gettable long down answers were very helpful. Favourites were 1ac, 11ac, 19ac, 21ac, 24ac, … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,328 by Nutmeg
Always a pleasure to tackle a Nutmeg puzzle – lots of favourites including 11ac, 14ac/7dn, 3dn, 4dn, 19dn, 23dn and 24dn. Many thanks to Nutmeg ACROSS 1 ALGEBRA ‘Crumbling gable’ artist’s symbolic … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,322 by Pan
A fun start to the week – I particularly liked 12ac, 22ac, 2dn, and 6dn. Many thanks to Pan. ACROSS 1 HELIPAD Landing ground needs helium for large computer (7) HE (Helium) … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,320 by Paul
A difficult solve after a quick start, with several answers entered without fully parsing until writing the blog. Favourites were 8ac, 21ac, 4dn, 5dn, and 17dn. Many thanks to Paul …there is an … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,313 by Picaroon
A fun puzzle – my favourites were 8ac, 10ac, 21dn, 24dn, and especially 19dn. Thanks to Picaroon. There is a theme, as mentioned in 23ac – all of the other across solutions are … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,306 by Anto
A quick solve with many fun clues and a couple of trickier parsings – I particularly liked 13ac, 21ac, 8dn, 21dn, and 23dn. Thanks to Anto ACROSS 9 IN CAHOOTS Comedian taken … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,299 by Brummie
A slow solve, with a few unfamiliar solutions. Favourites were 18ac, 27ac, 6dn, 7dn, and 25dn. Thanks to Brummie …there is a theme: COLD/PLAY, RADIO/HEAD, The POLICE, The ROLLING STONES, TRAFFIC, BLUR, PULP, … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,292 by Pan
A quick pleasant solve – favourites were 13ac, 6dn, and 14dn. Thanks to Pan. ACROSS 1 SCOPED Senior officer found with drug in empty shed is investigated (6) COP=[Senior?] "officer" + E … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,290 by Paul
A slow and challenging solve, with quite a few parsings puzzled out after the grid had been filled. Favourites were 6ac, 27ac, 1dn, and 18dn. Thanks to Paul. ACROSS 1 QUADRUPLE As … Read more >>