A lot of clever clueing and not too tricky to solve. I liked 15ac, 5dn, 7dn, 23dn, and especially 22ac. Thanks to Qaos for the puzzle
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Quiptic 1,206 by Pasquale
Quiptic fun from Pasquale for Boxing Day.
Guardian Prize No 28,943 by Picaroon
Picaroon has set a challenging Guardian prize puzzle this week. There were many excellent clues in this puzzle, some with very smooth surfaces and others with clever misdirection in the … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,948 by Brendan
A fun solve with lots of smiles along the way. My favourite clues were 12ac, 2dn, 3dn, and 14dn – thanks to Brendan for the puzzle.
Guardian 28,947 – Paul
Phew, that was hard work. It took me a long time to get going with this, even after solving the crucial 10 across. Thanks to Paul. After getting 10a I was wondering what … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,946 by Brummie
Brummie is today's Guardian compiler.
Guardian Cryptic 28,945 by Vlad
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28945.
Guardian 28,944 / Vulcan
A straightforwardly enjoyable puzzle from Vulcan – just right for the beginning of a busy week. My favourites were 5ac HUSBAND, 15ac BUSHINESS, 18ac MACON, 26ac ALIGNED, 5dn HASTE, 8dn DITHERS and 20dn … Read more >>
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 >>
Guardian Prize No 28,937 by Paul
A themed puzzle for this week’s Prize.
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 >>