Found this very tough all the way through, but with plenty to enjoy – my favourite was 9dn. Thanks, Crucible.
manehi
Guardian Cryptic 26706 by Rufus
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
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
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
Enjoyable, but a bit of a struggle…
Guardian 26,683 by Boatman
Found this tough, but with lots of fun and inventive cluing. A ‘singing’ theme in the clues…
Guardian 26,676 by Rufus
A nice, gentle, start to the week with plenty of anagrams, double and cryptic defs. Thanks Rufus.
Guardian 26,674 by Picaroon
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
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
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
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
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
Took me a while to get into this…
Guardian 26,630 by Chifonie
Plenty of fun, and trickier than usual for a Chifonie. Favourites 10ac and 21ac.
Guardian 26,623 by Pasquale
An enjoyable struggle, with some tricky clues and a couple of new words for me. Favourite was 1dn.