This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here
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Guardian Prize crossword No 29,823 by Philistine
Always a pleasure to see Philistine’s name on a puzzle that I have to blog.
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,828 by Enigmatist
Thanks(?) to Enigmatist.
Apologies again for the late blog. It was a slog not helped by what looked like jumbled wordplay. Is that a theme?
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,827 by Tramp
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29827.
Guardian29,826 / Brendan
I was surprised (and delighted) to see a Brendan puzzle this morning, so soon after his recent Prize offering.
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,825 by Paul
A fun solve with some tricky surfaces/definitions. My favourites were 4dn, 11dn, and 16/1. Thanks to Paul for the puzzle.
Guardian 29,824 – Brummie
Slightly tricky for a Monday puzzle, I thought, but with enough easy clues get going with. Thanks to Brummie.
Guardian Quiptic 1,351/Anto
Anto has the Quiptic for us this weekend.
Guardian Quick Cryptic 80 by Chandler
This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian, mark 2, intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here
Guardian Quick Cryptic 80 by Pasquale
This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian, intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here
Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,817 by Brendan (4 October 2025)
I’ve blogged some interesting and challenging Prize puzzles by Brendan in the last couple of years, usually with a theme or a twist to the tale…so what does this one hold for us?…
Guardian 29,822 – Fed
A welcome return for Fed after a couple of months’ absence. After yesterday’s puzzle from Paul I hope this will prove less controversial, though it was no less tricky, with a couple of very ingenious constructions. Many thanks to Fed
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Guardian 29,821 – Paul
The scheduled blogger is not available, so here’s a very quick write-up of today’s puzzle, for which thanks to Paul.
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,820 by Pasquale
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29820.