The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28429.
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Guardian Saturday Puzzle 28,422 / Brendan
A worthy Saturday challenge from master-grid-filler Brendan, with another masterpiece of grid-filling. We know to expect some kind of theme from Brendan. As usual, I tackled the clues in order, so it wasn’t … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,427 by Vlad
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28427.
Guardian 28,426 / Picaroon
As always, it’s a delight to find a Picaroon puzzle for my blog. When I entered the answer to 22ac (I hadn’t yet solved 5,9 and 13ac) I thought it was rather … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,425 by Philistine
A mix of difficulties, with some clues going in very quickly at the beginning, and others with trickier bits of parsing that took a while to sort out. Favourites were 1ac, 19ac, 20ac, and 17/22. Thanks to Philistine
Guardian 28,424 – Nutmeg
I blogged Nutmeg’s previous puzzle, and said then that was “a nice mixture of easy clues to get me started and some chewier ones that took a bit of teasing out”, and this … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,423 by Vulcan
A straightforward, but enjoyable, start to the solving week.
Guardian Quiptic 1,118/Hectence
A sound Quiptic from Hectence, with one or two trickier clues that less experienced solvers might have needed some crossers for. But isn’t that how most crosswords work – get a foothold and … Read more >>
Guardian 28,416 / Paul
Top quality stuff from Paul, as usual. I got very stuck on this for reasons that I don’t really see in retrospect, so I’m curious about how tricky other people found it! Across … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28421 Paul
Thank you to Paul for this themed puzzle. Definitions are underlined in the clues. “22” refers to (Lewis) Carroll, answer to 22 across. Across 1. On blacklist, a so-called piece of music, creation … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,420 by Crucible
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28420.
Guardian 28,419 / Imogen
Imogen fills the mid-week slot today, with his customary medley of some straightforward and some more challenging clues – all mostly fairly and elegantly done. My favourites today were 4, 10 and 22 … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,418 by Picaroon
Some very fun clues here – I especially liked 5ac, 25ac, 1dn, 3dn, 18dn, and all of the long solutions. Thanks to Picaroon for the puzzle.
Quiptic 1,117 by Anto
A bit tricky for a Quiptic, I thought.
Guardian 28,417 – Pan
A brief but enjoyable diversion from Pan this morning, suitable for those who like “a gentle start to the week”; or even one for “beginners and those in a hurry” (I suspect Anto … Read more >>