Picaroon had me ‘rowling’ in the aisles, with this fabulous monster of a puzzle…
Guardian
Guardian Cryptic 28,768 by Paul
Tricky to parse in places, despite a mostly quick solve. Favourites were 26ac, 7dn, 9dn, and 15dn. Thanks to Paul.
Guardian 28767 – Nutmeg
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
Qaos is today's Guardian puzzler
Guardian Cryptic 28,765 by Pasquale
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28765.
Guardian 28,764 / Vulcan
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
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 >>
Guardian Prize 28,757 / Imogen
It’s quite unusual to find Imogen in the Prize slot. I had to go back three and a half years in the archive to find his most recent offering ( and I see … Read more >>
Guardian 28,762 / Paul
So after Mitz’s musings @44 on yesterday’s blog, it turns out that it’s Paul who ends the week and we don’t have a new record of more than sixteen different setters on the … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,761 by Tramp
A fun challenge – I especially liked 16ac, 8dn, and 17dn. Thanks to Tramp.
Tramp has posted a correction to one of the clues in the Guardian comments section – see link below for the intended clue without spoilers (other than highlighting the corrected element as relevant to the clue):
https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28761#comment-156530134
Guardian 28,760 – Crucible
A quickly-solved but enjoyable puzzle from Crucible today… …helped by an obvious, and eclectic, musical theme. Thanks to Crucible. Across 9. ORCHESTRA Box in occasional Scottish players (9)CHEST (box) in ORRA (Scots … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,759 by Brummie
Brummie provides us with our Tuesday challenge.
Guardian Quiptic 1,174/Anto
I’ve often commented that Anto seems not to set puzzles specifically for the Quiptic slot, but I felt that this one was aimed more at beginners and improving solvers. That said, there were … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,758 by Matilda
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28758.
Guardian 28,751 / Vlad
I really struggled with this one – just not on Vlad’s wavelength, I suppose! Thanks to the setter, as usual Across 1. Darn! Accepting credit leading to ruin (5,2) SCREW UP SEW UP … Read more >>