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Guardian Cryptic 27,296 by Enigmatist

Thu September 7, 2017 at 10:50 amThu September 7, 2017 at 9:43 am by manehi

Enigmatist is always challenging, and this took me ages to finish, with the theme indicated in the Special Instructions…

Guardian 27,295 – Chifonie

Wed September 6, 2017 at 7:05 am by Andrew

Typically straightforward clueing from Chifonie, though two names might be unfamiliar to some. As I said about Pan’s puzzle last week, pleasant enough but not very exciting. Thanks to Chifonie. … Read more >>

Guardian 27,294 / Paul

Tue September 5, 2017 at 2:15 pmTue September 5, 2017 at 9:02 am by Eileen

It’s unusual to see a Paul puzzle so early in the week and I wondered whether there was an anniversary connected with the theme but I couldn’t find anything. As I scanned … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 929 Pan

Mon September 4, 2017 at 3:44 pmMon September 4, 2017 at 6:42 am by scchua

Thanks Pan for a Quiptic that fits the bill. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Stop having contact with female involved in racket (6) DISOWN : SOW(a porcine female) contained in(involved … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,293 by Rufus

Mon September 4, 2017 at 3:55 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27293.

Guardian Genius 170 – Puck

Sun September 3, 2017 at 12:01 am by Andrew

Not too much genius needed to solve this one – I found it not much harder than a typical jigsaw puzzle (and a lot easier than Maskarade’s Bank Holiday monster). The fact that … Read more >>

Guardian Bank Holiday Special by Maskarade

Sat September 2, 2017 at 12:05 am by bridgesong

A themed double alphabetical jigsaw with the added complication of an error in the enumeration meant that this Bank Holiday Special presented a tougher than expected challenge. The special instructions indicated that one of each pair was of a kind, not further defined.

Guardian Cryptic 27,291 by Philistine

Fri September 1, 2017 at 3:34 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27291.

Guardian 27,290 / Paul

Thu August 31, 2017 at 9:33 am by Eileen

A fun puzzle from Paul, proving that he can raise a smile or two and still be squeaky-clean. Some ingenious wordplay in the clues, causing a couple of minor hold-ups in the parsing … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,289 by Picaroon

Wed August 30, 2017 at 10:59 amWed August 30, 2017 at 7:54 am by manehi

Too many clues made me smile to mention them all – particular favourites were 25ac, 27ac, and 10dn. Thanks Picaroon

Guardian 27,288 – Pan

Tue August 29, 2017 at 9:54 amTue August 29, 2017 at 8:39 am by Andrew

Mostly very straightforward clueing from Pan (who is a recent addition to the cryptic slot, after many years of setting Quiptics), with only 7d causing me any difficulty in parsing. Pleasant enough, if … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 928/Anto

Mon August 28, 2017 at 8:09 am by Pierre

Anto is on the oche for the Bank Holiday Quiptic. I am out now for the rest of the day but will be happy to answer any queries on my return. … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,287 by Rufus

Mon August 28, 2017 at 6:30 am by PeterO

The crossword may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27287.

Guardian Prize 27,280 by Paul

Sat August 26, 2017 at 9:04 amSat August 26, 2017 at 12:00 am by PeeDee

Great fun. As usual with Paul I found this difficult until I got my mind into Paul’s way of thinking. Then the previously intractable solutions started flying in. Thank you Paul.

Guardian Cryptic 27285 Brendan

Fri August 25, 2017 at 9:03 amFri August 25, 2017 at 5:20 am by scchua

Things went faster after the 2 long answers were entered, after a slow start. Thanks to Brendan. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9 Author‘s odd email covering sign about last letter … Read more >>