Anto’s turn in the quiptic slot this week, complete with his new name.
Edit: The setter’s name has now been corrected to Anto on the Guardian site. It had previously been ‘Anton’
Guardian
Guardian Cryptic 27,652 by Vulcan
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27652
Guardian Prize 27,645 by Tramp
An unthemed and fairly tough puzzle from Tramp this week.
Guardian Cryptic 27,650 by Vlad
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27650.
Guardian 27,649 / Picaroon
Many thanks to Andrew for standing in for me last week. Other bloggers have said that they’ve run out of things to say about Picaroon’s puzzles and I’m in the same boat. This … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,648 by Pasquale
A slow solve with some tough parsing – still not sure about 8dn. Favourites were 25ac, 2/24, 4dn, and 18dn. Thanks to Pasquale.
Guardian 27,647 – Brummie
Pretty easy-going for a Brummie, I thought, with just a little trouble finishing off the SW corner. Brummie doesn’t always do themes, but I spotted one here quite quickly (which helped with a … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,646 by Arachne
A tougher than normal Monday puzzle.
Guardian Quiptic 988/Matilda
Matilda has produced a straightforward cryptic for us this morning. All clearly clued and tractable, so fitting the bill perfectly in my opinion. What did you think? Abbreviations cd cryptic … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 27,639 by Paul
The usual Paul solving experience for me: get nowhere at first and then all falls into place once I have got into his mindset again. Thanks Paul, good fun as always.
Guardian Cryptic 27,644 by Maskarade
Interesting solve today from Maskarade… Interesting indeed.
Guardian Cryptic 27,643 by Paul
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27643.
Guardian 27,642 – Imogen
My second appearance of the week, standing in for Eileen who is on holiday. I found this pretty tough: slow to start and not much quicker even when I had some answers in. … Read more >>
Guardian 27,641 / Philistine
Not for the first time recently, the scheduled blogger has gone AWOL so here is an analysis of the clues, with no further commentary in order to prevent any further delay to the … Read more >>
Guardian 27,640 – Chifonie
It was no surprise to see a Chifonie today after Vulcan last week, as the two of them have set more than half the Monday puzzles since Rufus’s retirement. This one was a … Read more >>