A suitable puzzle for Crossword 28,000 – tough and with some lovely clues. Favourites 10ac, 13ac, 24ac, 28ac, 19dn and 23dn. Thanks to Paul for the puzzle.
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Guardian Cryptic 27,993 by Chifonie
A fun solve, and I was held up in places with an unusual grid and a few less familiar words. Favourites 1ac, 14ac, and 25ac. Thanks to Chifonie for the puzzle.
Guardian Cryptic 27,991 by Brummie
Had a slow start, and then it was done very quickly. Still unsure on some parsing. Favourites 25ac and 5dn – thanks to Brummie.
Guardian Cryptic 27,984 by Nutmeg
A slow solve and tricky to parse – I really liked some of the misdirection in the surfaces. Favourites were 12ac, 14ac, 17ac, 30ac, and 27ac. Thanks to Nutmeg
Guardian Cryptic 27,977 by Picaroon
A slow, tough, and enjoyable puzzle – favourites were 11ac, 26ac, 2dn, 19dn, and 20dn. Thanks to Picaroon.
Guardian Cryptic 27,970 by Puck
A slow and tough solve, with a lot of clever and witty cluing. Favourites 10ac, 11ac, 3dn, 4dn, 13dn, and especially 23ac.
Guardian Cryptic 27,963 by Vulcan
A quick and very pleasant solve – I really liked 18ac, 25ac, 29ac, 4dn, and 12dn. Thanks to Vulcan
Guardian Cryptic 27,961 by Qaos
A quick solve for a Friday, with lots of nice and smooth cluing. Favourites were 10ac, 19ac, 29ac, 9dn, and 22dn.
Guardian Cryptic 27,954 by Paul
A tricky, slow solve, with a lot of parsing done after the grid was filled – and some parsing only after the rest of the blog was finished. Favourites were 11ac for the surface, 23ac, 26/9, 5dn, and 18dn. Thanks to Paul for the challenge.
Guardian Cryptic 27,947 by Picaroon
A quick solve…
Guardian Cryptic 27,940 by Pasquale
Challenging and clever, with some tricky parsing and a couple of obscure words that slowed me down towards the end. Favourites were 10/11ac, 14ac, 1dn, and 4dn. Thanks to Pasquale.
Guardian Cryptic 27,933 by Chifonie
A little tougher than the usual Monday, and very neatly clued. Favourites 15ac, 7dn, 14dn, and 21dn. Thanks to Chifonie
Guardian Cryptic 27,931 by Paul
Found this tricky at the beginning, with plenty of smiles once I got going. Favourites were 6ac, 24ac, 2dn, 13dn and 23dn. Thanks to Paul
Guardian Cryptic 27,924 by Philistine
Fun and funny – lots of favourites including 9ac, 14ac, 1dn, 5dn, 15dn, 18dn, and 22dn. Thanks to Philistine
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Guardian Cryptic 27,917 by Nutmeg
An enjoyable puzzle with some very nice surfaces and cluing. Favourites were 14ac, 26ac, 3dn, 5dn, 16dn, and 20dn. Thanks to Nutmeg.