The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28696.
Guardian
Guardian 28,695 / Paul
It’s Paul back today, less than a week after his Saturday Prize puzzle. I must admit to feeling not only exasperated at having to dot all over the grid, chasing Paul’s characteristic linked … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,694 by Tramp
A fun solve – I had a lot of favourites: 12ac, 23ac, 25ac, 1dn, 2dn, 5dn, 13dn, and 16dn. Thanks to Tramp for the puzzle
Guardian 28,693 – Brummie
A couple of slightly obscure words in this puzzle, but helpfully clued so they didn’t prevent me getting through it quite quickly. Thanks to Brummie. It helped that I spotted the theme early … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1163 Matilda
Thank you to Matilda. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9. Good place to leave a boat in Alaska? (9) ANCHORAGE : Cryptic defn: Name of a port(a good place to leave … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,692 by Anto
My second Anto blog
Guardian Prize 28,685 / Brummie
It’s four months since Brummie appeared in the Saturday slot and that puzzle also fell to me to blog. It had Special Instructions, with eight clues producing one of a pair of commonly … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28690 Pasquale
Thank you to Pasquale. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 8. What Jacob was? Leader of House — stuffy with it (8) HAIRLESS : 1st letter of(Leader of) “House” plus(… with it) … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,689 by Nutmeg
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28689.
Guardian 28,688 / Philistine
It’s five months since I blogged a Philistine puzzle, so I was very pleased to see his name on this one. I thought this was Philistine in slightly less tricky mode, apart from … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,687 by Vulcan
Happy 90th to Rufus, and thanks to Vulcan for the puzzle…
Guardian Quiptic 1,162/Hectence
Hectence is a long-established and reliable setter of Quiptics. I have one or two niggles in this one, however. It’s still a puzzle that beginners would enjoy, I have to say. It was … Read more >>
Guardian 28,686 – Qaos
A pleasant surprise for me to see a Qaos puzzle today: not too hard but not a walkover either. And of course we have a theme, with some of the works of the … Read more >>
Guardian 28,679 / Picaroon
I really struggled with this one, but I think it has some really marvellous clues. Thanks, Picaroon! In particular, I liked HAND-ME-DOWN and MELONS, but there were lots of great clues here. Across … Read more >>
Guardian 28,684 – Picaroon
As Storm Eunice makes me worry about the state of my fences (we’re promised 75mph winds here today), an enjoyable diversion from Picaroon. Not too difficult, but beautifully constructed as always. Thanks to … Read more >>