Apologies for the delayed blog. Thanks to Vulcan for the puzzle, my favourites were 14ac, 16dn, and 24dn.
Guardian
Guardian Quiptic 1,375/Budmo
A fine Quiptic from Budmo, which I fancy will appeal to newer and improving solvers.
Guardian Quick Cryptic 104 by Brassica
This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here
Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,960 by Fed (21 March 2026)
A quick trawl through my posts confirms this is the first time I have blogged a Fed puzzle…a.k.a. Bluth in the Indy and the comedian Dave Gorman in real life (not that crossword-setting isn’t real life!…)
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,965 by Omnibus
As seen before from Omnibus, a mix of cluing styles…
Guardian 29,964: Pangakupu
Thanks to Pangakupu for a fairly breezy Thursday puzzle.
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,963 by Qaos
Qaos has set this morning’s Guardian puzzle.
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,962 by Anto
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29962.
Guardian 29,961 / Philistine
A delightful start to the week from Philistine.
Guardian Quiptic 1,374 by Carpathian
A smooth and accessible puzzle as you’d expect from this highly experienced Quiptic setter
Guardian Quick Cryptic 103 by Ludwig
This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here
Guardian Prize 29,954 / Tramp
When I logged on last Saturday, before attempting the puzzle, Google informed me that March 14th was Pi Day, so I was feeling rather trepidatious as I opened my paper, knowing the fondness … Read more >>
Guardian 29,959 / Ludwig
After a number of Quick Cryptics in between, Ludwig returns to the Cryptic slot.
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,958 by Enigmatist
This was tough – lots of tricky parsing, and I’m not fully confident in my reading of a few clues – have now made multiple edits thanks to Jack Of Few Trades, KVa, and Shirl in the comments. Favourites were 9ac, 3dn, and 8dn. Thanks to Enigmatist
Guardian 29,957: Brummie
Quite a few helpful anagrams to get things going here, and not too many difficulties after that. Thanks to Brummie for the puzzle.