Guardian

Guardian 28,405 / Carpathian

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I began my blog of Carpathian’s last cryptic offering with ‘It’s Carpathian starting the week with an elegant and well-clued puzzle.’ I could say the same today. There are suggestions on the Guardian … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 1115 Pan

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Thank you to Pan. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 4. Cop guarding god leaving hospital in Texas city (6) DALLAS : DS(abbrev. for “detective sergeant”/a policeman/cop) containing(guarding) “Allah”(the name of God/the … Read more >>

Guardian 28,403 / Boatman

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It’s Boatman rounding off the week with a themed puzzle. The theme is indicated by CO, which didn’t ring any bells at all, so I ignored those clues on the first run through … Read more >>

Guardian 28,401 – Brummie

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Mostly straightforward stuff from Brummie today, though I was held up for a while in the NW corner. We have an impressive array of circus acts, with SWORD SWALLOWER, LION TAMER, TRICK CYCLIST, … Read more >>

Guardian 28,392 / Paul

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Phew, we found this a tough puzzle to complete! It took several days of coming back to it for us. Very nice cluing as ever, and good “a-ha!” moments when we finally understood … Read more >>

Guardian 28,396 / Crucible

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A Thursday treat for me – it’s Crucible setting the challenge this morning, with an interesting puzzle with lots of cleverly constructed clues and witty surfaces, as usual. I think 1ac introduces a … Read more >>

Guardian 28,394 – Brendan

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A typically clever puzzle from Brendan, with almost every clue containing “part” … … and in the two that don’t (10a and 17a) PART is, er, part of the answer. A bit of … Read more >>