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Guardian Prize 28,769 by Brendan

Sat June 4, 2022 at 9:05 pm by bridgesong

An unusual device in this week’s prize puzzle.

Guardian Prize No 28,769 – placeholder

Sat June 4, 2022 at 9:07 amSat June 4, 2022 at 12:05 am by bridgesong

There seems to be an extended submission date for this puzzle, presumably because of the Bank Holidays, so the blog will appear on Saturday 11 June.

Guardian 28,774 – Brummie

Fri June 3, 2022 at 11:07 amFri June 3, 2022 at 7:33 am by Andrew

A jolly Friday puzzle from Brummie…

Thank you to Paul. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 8. Country India commended? (8) DOMINICA : Anagram of(-mended /repaired) INDIA COM-. Defn: …, officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, an island in … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,772 by Vlad

Wed June 1, 2022 at 1:17 pmWed June 1, 2022 at 2:42 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28772.

Guardian 28,771 / Picaroon

Tue May 31, 2022 at 9:30 am by Eileen

It’s always a treat to land a Picaroon puzzle to blog but this one was extra special for me, with its evocations of favourite poems, plays and places. I can’t list all my … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 1,176/Carpathian

Mon May 30, 2022 at 9:10 am by Pierre

A fine crossword from Carpathian, which hits the spot for a Quiptic nicely, I think. A generous grid, some Easy Annies to get going with, no obscure words, a nice variety of devices. … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,770 by Anto

Mon May 30, 2022 at 8:58 am by manehi

A fun start to the week – favourites today were 10ac, 14ac, 3dn, 7dn, and 15dn. Thanks to Anto

Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 28,763 by Picaroon (21 May 2022)

Mon May 30, 2022 at 12:18 pmSat May 28, 2022 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

Picaroon had me ‘rowling’ in the aisles, with this fabulous monster of a puzzle…

Guardian Cryptic 28,768 by Paul

Fri May 27, 2022 at 9:52 am by manehi

Tricky to parse in places, despite a mostly quick solve. Favourites were 26ac, 7dn, 9dn, and 15dn. Thanks to Paul.

Guardian 28767 – Nutmeg

Thu May 26, 2022 at 8:00 am by Andrew

I made a worryingly slow start on this, but it yielded steadily, thanks to Nutmeg’s immaculate clueing, with the NW corner being the last to succumb. Many thanks to Nutmeg. Across 1 … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,766 by Qaos

Wed May 25, 2022 at 7:40 am by loonapick

Qaos is today's Guardian puzzler

Guardian Cryptic 28,765 by Pasquale

Tue May 24, 2022 at 2:48 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28765.

Guardian 28,764 / Vulcan

Mon May 23, 2022 at 8:38 am by Eileen

Vulcan starts the week with a typical Monday medley of charades, anagrams and double and cryptic definitions. A pretty straightforward solve, I think, with some nice surfaces throughout. Thanks to Vulcan for the … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 1175 Matilda

Mon May 23, 2022 at 3:52 pmMon May 23, 2022 at 7:19 am by scchua

Thank you to Matilda. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Proceeds with instruction to enter after part exchange (6) INCOME : [“COME IN”](instruction to enter/come through) with the last 2 letters … Read more >>