A pleasant solve with some nice surfaces – my favourites were 1ac, 10ac, 3dn, 5dn, 6dn, and 20dn. Thanks to Anto for the puzzle.
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Guardian 28,670 – Tramp
I found this a bit easier than usual for a Tramp, despite some well-concealed definitions and quite intricate constructions, including a number of anagrams where the fodder included some extra letters. Very enjoyable … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,669 by Qaos
Qaos takes us out of this world today.
Guardian Quiptic 1159 Pasquale
Thank you to Pasquale. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Soldiers to yield or retreat (6) RECEDE : RE(abbrev. for the Royal Engineers, soldiers in the British Army) + CEDE(to yield/to … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,668 by Vulcan
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28668.
Guardian Prize 28,661 / Vlad
This, for me, was a real Saturday Prize puzzle – challenging to solve and parse and very satisfying to complete, with some smiles along the way. There’s the usual good variety of clue … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,666 by Picaroon
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28666.
Guardian 28,665 / Pasquale
It’s six months since I blogged a Pasquale puzzle and I enjoyed this tussle. Pasquale is noted for introducing us to less familiar / obscure words, almost invariably meticulously, so fairly, clued. This … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,664 by Nutmeg
A very enjoyable solve, with some very neat clues and surfaces as well as bits of tricky parsing that kept me thinking after the grid was filled. Favourites were 12ac, 15ac, 18ac, 22ac, 17dn, and 19dn. Thanks to Nutmeg for the puzzle.
Guardian 28,663 – Fed
I liked this a lot – very ingenious clueing, with some great misdirection. Thanks to Fed. Across 1 STRATA Jump across, initially moving right to left, to arrive at different levels (6)START … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1,158/Hectence
Hectence on good form this morning, with a Quiptic that was well-constructed and fairly clued, and which would have been a good challenge for the beginner. There were a few that took me … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,662 by Brummie
A rare Monday appearance from Brummie.
Guardian 28,655 / Tramp
It’s been a while since I did one of Tramp’s puzzles, so it’s nice to have one come up in the rota. I enjoyed this a lot – thanks, Tramp! Across 1. Nicks … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28660 Brendan
Thank you to Brendan for this crossword with a motif. There are a couple of tricky wordplays. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9. Band, very quiet otherwise, introducing piece of music … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,659 by Picaroon
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28659.