I enjoyed this very much. Thank you Gozo.
Guardian
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 >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,468 by Picaroon
Tricky, fun, and all perfectly fair – favourites were 18ac, 25ac, 27ac, 2dn, and 20dn. Thanks, Picaroon
Guardian 27,467 – Boatman
Phew, that was hard! I’m not always the greatest fan of Boatman’s style, but despite the difficulties in this one I enjoyed it, and found it fairly clued, with some clever devices and … Read more >>
Guardian 27,466 / Brendan
It would appear that the scheduled blogger is unable to be with us today so here is an analysis of the clues instead. Someone will have to help me out with 27dn and … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 958/Pan
Come on, rise and shine. I know you’ve had an hour less in bed, but there’s a Quiptic to be solved and enjoyed. A good one it was too. Abbreviations … Read more >>