Gentle fun from Rufus…
manehi
Guardian 26,405 by Boatman
An enjoyable, fairly straightforward solve with a nice theme (with little extra parallels across some of the thematic clues, e.g. 10ac/20ac, 2dn/16dn and 13dn/27 dn.) Favourites were 13ac and 19d.
Guardian 26,398 by Pasquale
Fun and very tough, this took me ages. Got stuck in the bottom left, and my last ones in were unfamiliar words guessed and checked…
Guardian 26,391 by Nutmeg
Enjoyed this – a few trickier bits, and a lot of fun. Favourites 21ac and 4dn.
Guardian 26,384 by Paul
Great stuff from Paul…
Guardian 26,377 by Rufus
Nothing too tricksy from Rufus, but lots of fun…
Guardian 26,375 by Paul
Got into this quickly…
Guardian 26,368 by Brummie
Really liked this. Started quickly…
Guardian 26,361 by Pasquale
Struggled with parts of this, especially in the NW. Plenty of the Don’s usual wit and elegance – favourites were 9ac, 5dn and 6/24
Guardian 26,354 by Otterden
All fairly straightforward today, though I’m not a huge fan of the grid with six 3-letter solutions. Favourite clue was 22dn.
Guardian 26,347 by Rufus
Plenty of double and cryptic defs as usual from Rufus. My favourites were 10ac, 2dn, 17dn and 20dn.
Guardian 26,345 by Orlando
Found this trickier towards the end, with the NW holding me up for quite a while – 11ac and 5dn both new to me, and 4ac only remembered vaguely. No complaints with the cluing, which was excellent throughout. My favourites were 10ac, 14dn and 19dn.
Guardian 26,338 by Brummie
Found this very difficult, and in the end had to guess-then-Google a couple of unfamiliar words…
Guardian 26,331 by Philistine
Found this slow going but not too tricky, and with lots to enjoy. I liked the little “theme” of linked clues, as well as 13ac, 16/22 and 25ac.
Guardian 26,324 by Chifonie
Enjoyable and well-clued as ever from Chifonie – I particularly liked 23ac, as well as the misdirection in 2, 19 and 22dn.