Guardian 27,267 / Imogen

Imogen’s puzzles usually present something of a challenge and this was no exception, not helped by my having minimal knowledge of or interest in the theme. Nevertheless, I eventually enjoyed teasing out the … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 924/Pan

  Pan is long-term setter of the Quiptic, and he/she has produced here a well-constructed Quiptic with clear cluing that would perfectly suit improving solvers.       Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 27,256 by Paul

I wasn’t getting anywhere with this, so I put it aside and opened the rather nice bottle of red wine given to us by a French couple in whose house we were staying last week.  An hour later I was absolutely whizzing through the puzzle.  I believe this is known in the trade as “getting on your setter’s wavelength”.  Thanks Paul, for the puzzle and for the excuse.

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