Guardian

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28220. Well, it’s Monday, and Vulcan fills that spot frequently and reasonably well. Much of one’s response to the puzzle depends on one’s opinion about cryptic definitions; … Read more >>

Super puzzle. Thank you Paul. It took me a while to catch on to the theme which I would describe as hidden in plain sight. I experimented with all sort of fiendish thematic … Read more >>

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28218. Definitely a quirky puzzle from Paul – I suspect that it will elicit a marmite response. A good part of the quirkiness, but by no means … Read more >>

I’m lucky enough to have landed a puzzle by another of my favourite setters to blog today. It’s Brendan, with a themed puzzle which is just my cup of tea. Brendan is a … Read more >>

A mix of difficulties for me, with the last few clues taking quite a while. Favourites were 1ac, 14ac, 18ac, 2dn, 4dn, and 24dn. Thanks to Imogen There are a few clues that … Read more >>

A tough challenge from the impaler today, with a political flavour to many of the clues. I see ACE across the middle row – I don’t know if that’s significant. Despite the tricky … Read more >>

Matilda gets a third outing as a cryptic setter today. I have never blogged (or indeed solved) a Matilda puzzle before (I only have time these days to solve puzzles that I am … Read more >>

It’s always a real treat for me to solve and blog (particularly on a Saturday, when there’s more time to ponder over and savour the clues and do some background research) a puzzle … Read more >>

Thanks to Crucible for the themed puzzle. (I probably need correcting for one of the parsings.) Definitions are underlined in the clues. The theme is “clothing”. Across 9. Anonymous report about duke getting … Read more >>

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28211. Firstly, my apologies for missing my slot here last week; I was raring to go, but even if Hurricane Isaias had been downgraded to a Tropical … Read more >>

Pasquale provides today’s midweek challenge.     As usual, we have a wide range of subject-matter – geography, politics, philosophy, theology, history, science, with a couple of popular musicians for good measure. Again, … Read more >>

Thanks to Brummie for a fun puzzle – tricky in parts and with a slightly unhelpful grid… …but the fairly obvious chemistry theme made this a quick solve overall. Favourites were 15ac, 25ac, … Read more >>