Guardian

Guardian Cryptic 28122 Chifonie

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Thanks to Chifonie, for an enjoyable puzzle.  Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Notice society girl wearing ring (9) DISMISSAL : [S(abbrev. for “society”) + MISS(form of address for a young … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,121 by Picaroon

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The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28121. An amusing diversion from Picaroon. Very nice. ACROSS 1 TOUPEE Why one visits bathroom without posh rug (6) An envelope (‘without’) of U (‘posh’) in TO … Read more >>

Guardian 28,120 / Boatman

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It’s Boatman providing the mid-week challenge on another wet morning – we’d got quite unused to those. I found this generally straightforward to solve but I need help with the parsing of 5dn. … Read more >>

Guardian 28,116 – Qaos

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I was half-expecting a Paul puzzle today, but having Qaos instead was no hardship. I found this one quite straightforward, with only one parsing holding me up. There’s a theme of ARCHBISHOPs of … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,114 by Vlad

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THe puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28114. This started off easily enough – for any setter, yet alone Vlad – but the last few caused a fair amount of head scratching, ending up … Read more >>

Guardian 28,113 / Brummie

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It’s Brummie laying down the challenge today.     Part of the challenge with a Brummie puzzle is discovering whether there’s a theme or not. Today, it’s a fairly straightforward one of parts … Read more >>

Guardian 28,105 / Maskarade

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I think this was a good Easter crossword challenge – definitely tough towards the end, but it felt like a fair challenge to me, and there are lots of nice clues to enjoy. … Read more >>