A themed puzzle for this week’s Prize.
Guardian Quiptic 1,205 / Carpathian
This is the time of year where holidays come into play and bloggers turn up in unexpected places. This is the first Quiptic I have blogged and I enjoyed doing … Read more >>
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Guardian 28,942 / Paul
It’s Paul (but a rather different Paul) rounding off the weekday challenges with an interesting themed puzzle. The solve was straightforward enough – and the wizard theme at 7dn was clear, using both … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,941 by Imogen
Found this very tough and slow to solve. Lots of favourites once I’d sorted it all out, including 18ac, 22ac, 26ac, 4dn, 8dn, and 19dn. Thanks to Imogen for today’s challenge.
Guardian 28,940 – Tramp
A fun puzzle from Tramp, with some ingenious clueing and a couple of his trademark long anagrams. Thanks to Tramp. Across 1 FATHER FIGURE Leading male with dad bod (6,6)FATHER (dad) + … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,939 by Pangakupu
Apologies for the late blog.
Guardian No 28,939 – marker
Good morning, As of 6:55 this morning, I have been unable to load the Guardian puzzle into the blogging tool that I use to download the puzzle. I want to avoid having to … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1,204/Chandler
Chandler made his/her Quiptic debut in March of this year, so s/he’s not the new kid on the block any more. But there are thirteen sleeps till Santa comes, so those – unlike … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,938 by Nutmeg
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28938.
Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 28,931 by Brummie (3 December 2022)
A few weeks ago I was ‘double-Serpent-ed’, with an Indy and an EV to blog in the same weekend…and this week I am double Brummie-d/Cyclops-ed, with this Grauniad puzzle and a Private Eye Cyclops to cover…
Guardian Cryptic 28,936 by Fed
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28936.
Guardian 28,935 / Picaroon
It’s Picaroon, on top of his form (as ever) with a challenging puzzle that was very enjoyable and satisfying to solve. It was quite tough going, in both the solving and the parsing. … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,934 by Matilda
A nice puzzle – I found it tough to finish after a quick start. Favourites were 21ac, 27ac, 2dn, and 13dn. Thanks to Matilda
Guardian 28,933 – Qaos
Quite a tricky one this morning, with a couple of clues that I can’t parse to my satisfaction. Both now resolved: see comments. Thanks to Qaos. And of course there is a theme: … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1203 Hectence
Thank you to Hectence. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Clubs worker’s sacked, caught breaking bottle opener (9) CORKSCREW : C(abbrev. for “clubs”, one of the 4 suits in a deck … Read more >>