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Guardian Cryptic 26720 by Arachne

Wed November 4, 2015 at 9:23 am by manehi

I’m always excited to see Arachne’s name at the top of the puzzle, and as usual she provides an entertaining challenge full of misdirection. Many lovely clues, but favourites were 10ac, 21ac, 27ac and 28ac.

Guardian Cryptic 26713 by Crucible

Tue October 27, 2015 at 8:52 am by manehi

Found this very tough all the way through, but with plenty to enjoy – my favourite was 9dn. Thanks, Crucible.

Guardian Cryptic 26706 by Rufus

Mon October 19, 2015 at 8:21 am by manehi

A bit trickier than usual from Rufus, and a nice start to the week. A few swindles in the clues had me looking for any further connections, but I’m yet to think of any. Favourites 25ac, 5dn, 7dn, and 21dn.

Guardian Cryptic 26704 by Pasquale

Fri October 16, 2015 at 12:45 pm by manehi

With apologies for lateness – I found this a little hard to get into in the morning but coming back, it all seemed clearly clued and very fun. Favourite was 14dn.

Guardian 26,697 by Orlando

Thu October 8, 2015 at 8:11 am by manehi

Really enjoyable and not too difficult, with lots of neat cluing and surfaces. Favourites 10ac, 28ac, 8dn and 13dn. Thanks, Orlando.

Guardian 26,690 by Puck

Wed September 30, 2015 at 3:00 pmWed September 30, 2015 at 9:55 am by manehi

Enjoyable, but a bit of a struggle…

Guardian 26,683 by Boatman

Tue September 22, 2015 at 4:01 amTue September 22, 2015 at 2:47 am by manehi

Found this tough, but with lots of fun and inventive cluing. A ‘singing’ theme in the clues…

Guardian 26,676 by Rufus

Mon September 14, 2015 at 1:15 am by manehi

A nice, gentle, start to the week with plenty of anagrams, double and cryptic defs. Thanks Rufus.

Guardian 26,674 by Picaroon

Fri September 11, 2015 at 5:10 am by manehi

Enjoyed this a lot, and got stuck on the top half for a while. Favourites were both 5ac/dn, 9ac and 23dn.

Guardian 26,660 by Picaroon

Wed August 26, 2015 at 9:28 pmWed August 26, 2015 at 2:03 am by manehi

Nicely clued, challenging and fun, with some tricky surface misdirection. I particularly liked 27ac, 1dn, 2dn and 10dn. Thanks Picaroon.

Guardian 26,653 by Shed

Tue August 18, 2015 at 7:12 am by manehi

Lots to like in this, with the longer clues providing a gentle way in. Favourites 16ac, 5dn and 17dn. Thanks Shed.

Guardian 26,646 by Rufus

Mon August 10, 2015 at 8:49 am by manehi

Great start to the week from Rufus, and slightly more difficult than usual. Favourites included 18ac, 3dn, 5dn and 6n.

Guardian 26,644 by Paul

Fri August 7, 2015 at 9:44 am by manehi

Great fun from Paul, without being too difficult. Hard to pick favourites, but 21ac got the biggest smile. Thanks Paul.

Guardian 26,637 by Tramp

Thu July 30, 2015 at 9:07 am by manehi

Took me a while to get into this…

Guardian 26,630 by Chifonie

Wed July 22, 2015 at 10:07 am by manehi

Plenty of fun, and trickier than usual for a Chifonie. Favourites 10ac and 21ac.