Guardian 29,048 / Imogen

Imogen fills the midweek slot, with a puzzle which I really enjoyed. We have a medley of straightforward charades and anagrams, some with ingenious indicators, and some less familiar words, with neat surfaces … Read more >>

Guardian 29,046 – Jack

Jack, aka Serpent of the Independent and Basilisk of the FT, has set a few Genius puzzles, but I think this is his first appearance in the Cryptic slot. Very welcome too, as … Read more >>

Guardian 29,044 – Paul

I found this very hard, and was looking at an almost blank grid for what felt like ages. As often happens in such cases, almost everything seems reasonably straightforward in retrospect. Thanks to … Read more >>

Guardian 29,041 / Brendan

A holiday treat from Brendan, with another of his impressive grid-fills. The key to the puzzle is in the middle row and within the grid there is an armoury of swords, some more … Read more >>

Guardian 29,037 – Vlad

I made a very slow start on this, and it was tough going all the way, with some chewy parsings that took some working out. Happy to have avoided a total impalement – … Read more >>