Struggled to finish this, with several left unparsed until the end – I still can’t work out 16dn (Edit: thanks PGreen). Favourites 13ac and 8dn. Thanks, Screw.
manehi
Guardian Cryptic 26,892 by Tramp
Lovely stuff from Tramp. The 50th birthday belongs to…
Guardian Cryptic 26,885 by Rufus
Lots of fun, and I learned a few things along the way. Favourites 11ac, 22ac, and 8dn. Thanks, Rufus
Guardian Cryptic 26,883 by Philistine
Got a bit stuck after a quick start, but nothing too difficult despite a few unusual bits of wordplay. Favourite was 23dn.
Guardian Cryptic 26,876 by Paul
Enjoyed this, with 9ac and 12ac favourites…
Guardian Cryptic 26,869 by Pasquale
Several answers, especially the longer ones, were written in very quickly, but this still took a long time with quite a few obscurities. Favourite 4dn – I’m unsure of my parsing of 12ac and 27ac.
Guardian Cryptic 26,862 by Philistine
Many favourites, including 10ac, 24ac and 10dn. Thanks, Philistine.
Guardian Cryptic 26,855 by Chifonie
Very enjoyable, with some nice bits of misdirection. I particularly liked 2dn and 18dn.
Guardian Cryptic 26,853 by Qaos
Very nice – I particularly liked 19ac and 24ac…
Guardian Cryptic 26,846 by Paul
Lots of fun and not too tricky
Guardian Cryptic 26,839 by Philistine
I really enjoyed this, and found it quite tough aside from a few clues that went in almost immediately from their definitions. Favourite 16dn.
Guardian Cryptic 26,832 by Screw
Very tricky in places, with several clues that I couldn’t parse until well after starting to blog. Favourites were 2dn, 3dn, 4dn and 20dn.
Guardian Cryptic 26,825 by Rufus
Very nice from Rufus – I especially liked 10ac, 12ac and 8dn.
Guardian 26,823 – Paul / Updated
Edit: updated. A bit rushed in the blogging, but I did enjoy solving this earlier – a nice variety in the theme. Favourites 15ac and 19,3.
Apologies all for the delay – I’ve been having connection issues this morning. Should have a full post up shortly, but discuss away in the meantime.
Guardian Cryptic 26,816 by Chifonie
Nice and mostly simple – favourites were 24ac and 13dn. Thanks, Chifonie.