There’s a lot to like about this Picaroon puzzle, but one glaring spelling mistake ruins the whole.
Guardian
Guardian Cryptic 27,479 by Screw
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27479.
Guardian 27,478 / Arachne
The line-up for the Monday slot continues to intrigue and this morning it’s Arachne who rather surprisingly pops up – but I’m not complaining! I hope that relative beginners and those who like … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 960/Carpathian
A pleasing mixture of straightforward charades, insertions and anagrams, which hit the Quiptic spot for me. What did you beginners think? Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 27,471 – Easter Special by Maskarade
I enjoyed this very much. Thank you Gozo.
Guardian 27,476 / Qaos
A highly entertaining puzzle from Qaos today,with lots of ingenious cluing, including innovative anagram indicators, and several smiles during the solve. In a Qaos puzzle, once the solving and parsing are done, there’s … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,475 by Brummie
Not too tricky after a slow start, with favourites 14ac and 24ac…
Guardian 27,474 – Puck
An entertaining puzzle from Puck, with several nice &lit clues. No theme that I can see, though I’m happy to be corrected. Thanks to Puck. Thanks to Simon S at comment 21 for … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,473 by Chifonie
Today’s puzzle can be solved here.
Guardian Quiptic 959 Pasquale
A puzzle made much easier by the number of anagrams/partial anagreams (7) and double definitions (6). Thanks to Pasquale who makes a rare appearance in this slot. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,472 by Vulcan
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27472.
Genius 177 / Picaroon
Picaroon has set the March Guardian Genius puzzle The preamble was short and clear – "Several clues are consistently incomplete" I deduced the theme fairly quickly when I solved 14 … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 27,465 / Paul
Four weeks ago, I wrote in my preamble to a Paul Prize puzzle blog, “Because I blog the Prize puzzle every four weeks and Paul seems to occupy the Prize slot every two … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,470 by Paul
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27470.
Guardian 27,469 / Nutmeg
A typically elegant and witty offering from Nutmeg – my thanks to her for an enjoyable puzzle. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9 Cut, but not polished, when suggested? (5-4) ROUGH-HEWN … Read more >>