It’s a Vlad Saturday Prize puzzle, and the first word of the first clue is ‘Impale…’! Did anyone get skewered by this puzzle?…
Guardian
Guardian 28,912 / Picaroon
Picaroon rounds off the weekday puzzles with a characteristically entertaining and challenging puzzle. There are some fine anagrams to help things along and some mischievous misdirections ( a seeming containment indicator in 21ac) … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,911 by Nutmeg
Lots of tricky fun – I really liked 11ac, 20ac, 1dn, and especially 22ac and 23ac. Many thanks to Nutmeg for the puzzle.
Guardian 28,910 – Pasquale
Quite a tricky one from Pasquale today, with a few obscurities and some tricky parsings. Thanks to Pasquale for the chewy challenge. Across 9 ELAN VITAL Supposed creative force that could make … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,909 by Qaos
Qaos is today's Guardian setter.
Guardian Quiptic 1199 Chandler
Thank you to Chandler. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Heed secretary initially desiring thing for scribbling (7) NOTEPAD : NOTE(to heed/to pay attention to) + PA(abbrev. for “personal assistant”, aka … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,908 by Vulcan
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28908.
Guardian Genius 232 by Pasquale
A second Genius of the year from the ubiquitous and prolific Don, after number 225 back in March…
Guardian Prize 28,901 / Picaroon
I would usually tackle the Saturday puzzle on the train on the way up to the York S and B – but not when it’s my blog: I like the solve and draft … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,906 by Picaroon
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28906.
Guardian 28,905 / Paul
An offering from Paul to please those with a sweet tooth and to brighten up a miserable wet morning. Paul has cleverly worked in two aspects of the sweet theme, as candy or … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,904 by Brummie
I had a quick start before getting stuck for a while on some of the trickier clueing. Favourites were 11ac, 28ac, and 16dn. Thanks to Brummie for the puzzle
Guardian 28,903 – Tramp
A gentle Tramp to lead us into November, with the SW corner holding me up longest, and two excellent long anagrams – something of a trademark for this setter. Many thanks to Tramp. … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1,198/Hectence
Always a pleasure when a Hectence turns up in the Quiptic slot on my blogging day. The surface readings are pleasingly constructed in this puzzle, which is a feature of crosswords from this … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,902 by Anto
Anto is your Monday setter this week.