A clever construction with the usual excellent clueing by Picaroon today.
Guardian
Guardian Cryptic 27936 Vlad
Thanks Vlad for the workout. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9 Total nonsense from the start in one statement (9) UTTERANCE : UTTER(total/absolute) + 1st letter of(… from the start) “nonsense” … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,935 by Nutmeg
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27935.
Guardian 27,934 / Puck
It’s good to get a Puck puzzle to blog on my return from holiday. [Thanks to Duncan and Pierre for standing in for me while I was away.] I found it fairly straightforward, … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,933 by Chifonie
A little tougher than the usual Monday, and very neatly clued. Favourites 15ac, 7dn, 14dn, and 21dn. Thanks to Chifonie
Guardian Quiptic 1,036/Matilda
Matilda waltzing into town again with another well-constructed Quiptic puzzle, which I enjoyed solving and blogging. If you were in the ‘beginners’ rather than ‘those in a hurry’ category, you might have found … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 27,926 by Crucible
Very enjoyable thank you Crucible.
Guardian Cryptic 27,931 by Paul
Found this tricky at the beginning, with plenty of smiles once I got going. Favourites were 6ac, 24ac, 2dn, 13dn and 23dn. Thanks to Paul
Guardian 27,930 – Qaos
Another enjoyable puzzle from Qaos, which I found quite tricky in parts. One down was an early answer, and it alerted me to the possibility of a film theme. From JAWS I guessed … Read more >>
Guardian 27,929 by Brummie
Guardian 27,929 by Brummie Puzzle url: https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27929 Here goes with my first ever blog for a live/daily puzzle. Key to the crossword is, obviously, the four word entry at 11, 10, 24, … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,928 by Tramp
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27928.
Guardian Quiptic 1035 Carpathian
Thanks Carpathian. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Dieticians upset about pages revealing cause of abdominal pain (12) APPENDICITIS : Anagram of(… upset) DIETICIANS containing(about) PP(abbrev. for “pages”, as in “pp … Read more >>
Guardian 27,927/Vulcan
Bonjour. Eileen is the person responsible for encouraging me back into cryptic crosswords more than a decade ago (through Fifteensquared, natch) so I am pleased and humbled to stand in for her as … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 27,920 / Picaroon
It’s always a delight to find Picaroon’s name on a puzzle and even more so when it’s a Prize and I’m down to blog it. I thought this was a practically perfect puzzle, … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,925 by Paul
The holiday season for regular bloggers gives me a chance to blog a Guardian puzzle for the first time in seven years Paul is a prolific setter whose work features in … Read more >>