Guardian

Vulcan fills the Monday slot again this week. A bit of a mixture – no double definitions today but plenty of cryptic definitions, some better than others, and some neat clues [10ac, 5 … Read more >>

It’s a couple of years since I blogged an Enigmatist puzzle – always a challenge but I think his puzzles have become [even] more difficult recently [and I know I’m not the only … Read more >>

Quite a tricky one from Imogen today, with a few words that may be unfamiliar to some, but also some easier clues to get things started. Thanks to Imogen.         … Read more >>

HAY, what do I know? The commenters on the Guardian website seemed to like this puzzle, but I found it a bit of a slog. Perhaps it was too early in the morning … Read more >>

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27981. Pan asks from us rather more in parsing, vocabulary and general knowledge than we are used to of a Monday, but the result is none the … Read more >>

I found this entertaining but tricky, a pleasure rather than a slog. The solutions are not hard to understand, just difficult to spot. Exactly how it should be I think. Thank you Paul. … Read more >>

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27979. Strangely enough, I often find Paul’s weekday Guardian puzzles harder that his Prizes, and this was no exception. There was plenty of cunning misdirection, and on … Read more >>

It’s Boatman providing the challenge today, with a theme that must surely be unmissable. Today, it was not so much a case of spotting the theme as chasing down some knotty parsing but … Read more >>

This was one of those puzzles where I was staring at a nearly empty grid for a long time, and then everything, or almost everything, fell into place quite quickly. Getting the long … Read more >>

A very Monday puzzle… Not really my cup of tea, I’m afraid, but a gentle introduction to the week that did not require any particular general knowledge (other than for 27ac, but I’ll … Read more >>