Lots of fun – my favourites were 18ac and 19dn. Thanks Brummie
Guardian
Quiptic 917 by Anto
Anto’s turn in the Quiptic slot this week.
Guardian 27,221 – Rufus
A very quick Monday solve, though I had a bit of trouble parsing 5d. Thanks to Rufus. Across 1. ACCLAIM Chasing a double century, I hit out … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 27,214 by Paul
Paul’s usual blend of wit and ingenuity.
Guardian 27,219 – Crucible
On a morning where Schadenfreude at the election result gives some small comfort from the state of the world, Crucible (mostly) takes our minds off it with an entertaining puzzle… … with a … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27218 Paul
A nice one from Paul, to whom thanks. A couple of tricky definitions held up completion for just a while. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Grid filler might stop (5,7) … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,217 by Chifonie
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27217.
Guardian 27,216 / Brendan
An interesting and absorbing literary offering from Brendan today, with ingenious interweaving of clues and elegant and witty surfaces, as ever. Knowing Brendan, I’m rather worried that there may be more going on … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 916/Hectence
If you were here earlier looking for the blog, you will have seen that I posted a note to say that this morning’s Quiptic had not yet been published on the Grauniad website … Read more >>
Guardian 27,215 – Rufus
The online version of the crossword hasn’t yet appeared, so I’ve had to solve and blog in a bit of a rush. Favourite today was 11dn. Thanks, Rufus.
Edit: the crossword is now available online on the Guardian website
Guardian Genius 167 – Paul
A relatively easy Genius, or so I found, with plenty of simple entry clues peppered around the grid to enable a foothold to be gained. Given that 10ac was unclued, and a key … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 27,208 by Puck
I found this tricky, it was hard work all the way through to the end. Very enjoyable work though, thank you Puck.
Guardian Cryptic 27,213 by Pasquale
Nicely clued and quickly solved for the most part, held up by a few obscurities. Favourite was 2dn – thanks, Pasquale.
Guardian 27,212 – Qaos
A nice puzzle from Qaos to welcome us to June.
Guardian Cryptic 27,211 by Nutmeg
Nutmeg’s Wednesday offering was challenging, but fun and fair.