Guardian

So far as I can tell, this is the first time that a puzzle by Pan has featured in the Saturday slot. Normally, Pan’s puzzles appear on a Monday and it cannot be … Read more >>

My apologies for a rather later than usual blog. Yesterday, I had the offer of a Covid vaccination first thing this morning – not to be turned down lightly. Fortunately, the puzzle was … Read more >>

Lots of fun clues and nice surfaces, and quite difficult in places. Favourites were 1ac, 9ac, 16ac, 19ac, 25ac, 6dn, 8dn, and 23dn. Many thanks to Nutmeg for the puzzle   ACROSS 1 … Read more >>

I found this quite easy by Philistine’s standards, though good fun as always. Thanks to Philistine. Stop press: just noticed a theme of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials, with the titles of NORTHERN … Read more >>

Puck is playing games (well, a game) with us today. I didn’t actually notice the “theme” until after I’d completed the puzzle, but once I had the completed gris in front of me, … Read more >>

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28339. I think Vulcan is now hitting the right notes for the Monday slot, after a shaky start as a Rufus tribute (and picking up on what … Read more >>

I found this quite tricky. No show-stoppers, but a series of finicky wordplays to be untangled. Thank you Vlad.   ACROSS 1, 13 FLAVOUR OF THE MONTH In season? (7,2,3,5) cryptic definition – … Read more >>

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28337. I’m back with Qaos again, which is no bad place to be. He uses many standard crossword devices, but generally makes them seem fresh.; and, of … Read more >>

A rather rudimentary blog today, I’m afraid. I stayed up till midnight to solve the puzzle but did so against a background of the shocking news from America, which made it quite difficult … Read more >>

As usual from Tramp, very enjoyable with lots of nice surfaces and tricky cluing – crossers from the relatively gettable long down answers were very helpful. Favourites were 1ac, 11ac, 19ac, 21ac, 24ac, … Read more >>

A clever and highly enjoyable puzzle from Picaroon based around 12d, with varying interpretations of the phrase. The gateway clue is quite an easy one, but it was still fun to work out … Read more >>

Vulcan's alter ego usurps the Monday slot. We have become used to Vulcan crosswords on Mondays over the last few years, but our setter (or the editor) may have considered this one a … Read more >>