A nice Monday puzzle with a few clues that were a little tougher to parse. I liked 10ac, 13ac, 25ac, 14dn, and 20dn. Thanks to Pan
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Guardian Genius 212 – Karla
A new setter, or at least a new pseudonym, for the Genius slot: perhaps a John le Carré fan? The rather strangely-worded instructions tell us that “Fourteen clues contain no definition of their … Read more >>
Guardian Saturday Puzzle 28,374 / Qaos
It’s good to see Qaos slipping into the Saturday slot, with what was, for me, a really entertaining and enjoyable solve, as I would expect from him. At least with Qaos we don’t … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,379 by Picaroon
Very enjoyable and mostly quite tough, with the long outer solutions helping a lot. 8/17 was particularly excellent, and I had many other favourites including 11ac, 19ac, 24ac, 28/29, 1/21, 4dn, and 5dn. Thanks to Picaroon
Guardian 28,378 – Tramp
Quite a tricky one from Tramp today, with some devious constructions. There’s a bit of a Christmassy feel to it, with HOLLY, TREES, DASHER, and perhaps CHINESE LANTERNS, though probably not enough to … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,377 by Nutmeg
Nutmeg serves up a range of clever clues this morning.
Guardian Cryptic 28,376 by Matilda
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28376.
Guardian 28,375 / Vulcan
Vulcan starts the week with a straightforward and enjoyable puzzle, containing some excellent anagrams to help things along. There are some very nice surfaces, too. Thanks to Vulcan for the puzzle. Definitions are … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1,110/Anto
Anto has the Quiptic for us this morning. A very generous, solver-friendly, grid made up for some tricky clueing, I thought. You? Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition … Read more >>
Guardian 28,368 / Philistine
Sorry for the late and rushed post! This was a fun and fairly easy puzzle from Philistine. There was a minor theme of CORVIDs – crow, magpie and raven, but no COVID / … Read more >>
Guardian 28,373 / Brummie
After what a number of commenters have called a tough week, we have a more straightforward puzzle from Brummie to round it off. We never know whether or not to expect a theme … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,372 by Vlad
Tough and a very fun – I had a huge smile after 17dn, and other favourites included 9ac, 11ac, 12ac, and 15dn. Lots of thanks to Vlad for the puzzle
Guardian 28,371 – Paul
A divine offering from Paul today…
Guardian Cryptic 28,370 by Enigmatist and Soup
What an honour to be able to blog this puzzle.
Quiptic 1,109 by Pan
A slightly harder Quiptic today, with a few unusual words and definitions, but still enjoyable.