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Guardian Prize 27,106 / Picaroon

Sat February 4, 2017 at 12:02 am by Eileen

It’s almost a year since I was half-apologising to fellow-bloggers for having managed to land five Picaroon puzzles in a row to blog. I was beginning to think I must have put a … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,111 by Imogen

Fri February 3, 2017 at 3:32 amFri February 3, 2017 at 2:31 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27111.

Guardian 27,110 / Pasquale

Thu February 2, 2017 at 10:34 pmThu February 2, 2017 at 9:27 am by Eileen

A fairly typical Pasquale puzzle, meticulously clued, with elegantly smooth, often witty surfaces and one or two less familiar words. I found this to be one of those puzzles that seem rather harder … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,109 by Arachne

Wed February 1, 2017 at 8:53 am by manehi

A rare pleasure to see Arachne. Favourites were 25a, 27a, 15d, 19d, and 24d.

Guardian 27,108 – Paul

Tue January 31, 2017 at 9:23 am by Andrew

Unusually, there was no Paul puzzle in Guardian last week, so here he is early on to compensate – maybe we’ll see him on Saturday as well. I found this one a bit … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 898/Moley

Mon January 30, 2017 at 10:41 am by Pierre

A bit tricky for a Quiptic, I thought. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed definitions are underlined Across 9 Case … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,107 by Rufus

Mon January 30, 2017 at 10:56 amMon January 30, 2017 at 10:01 am by loonapick

Someone will have to explain 26ac to me… (and Muffin has obliged! – thanks, Muffin!)

Guardian 27,100 / Paul

Sat January 28, 2017 at 12:01 am by mhl

I think this was toughest prize puzzle we’ve done in a while, although that was partly due to putting in the wrong answer in 23 down (see below) – lovely clues, though, and … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27105 Nutmeg

Fri January 27, 2017 at 7:56 amFri January 27, 2017 at 4:24 am by scchua

Thanks to Nutmeg for an accessible end-of-the-week puzzle. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Sailor on ship outside Dover, say, with extremely elegant clothing (6,6) SPORTS JACKET : JACK(a sailor) placed … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,104 by Tramp

Thu January 26, 2017 at 5:24 am by PeterO

As of the time of writing, the interactive version of this puzzle has gone AWOL; the PDF version may be found at https://crosswords-static.guim.co.uk/gdn.cryptic.20170126.pdf.

Guardian 27,103 /Chifonie

Wed January 25, 2017 at 8:29 am by Eileen

I was quite glad of a fairly straightforward solve this morning, as I have to go out shortly. We have a characteristic medley of charades, anagrams and double definitions, with mostly tight cluing … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,102 by Brummie

Tue January 24, 2017 at 8:58 am by manehi

Great fun – favourites were 12ac, 3dn and 19dn. Was on the lookout for a theme but couldn’t spot one. Thanks, Brummie.

Quiptic 897 by Provis

Mon January 23, 2017 at 1:53 pmMon January 23, 2017 at 8:17 am by newmarketsausage

Nice to encounter Provis in the Quiptic slot this morning.

Guardian 27,101 – Rufus

Mon January 23, 2017 at 7:51 am by Andrew

A typical Rufus, with lots of double and cryptic definitions – some of the later being rather weak, I think, including one that seems not cryptic at all. Quite a few anagrams in … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 27,094 by Puck

Sat January 21, 2017 at 6:43 amSat January 21, 2017 at 12:03 am by bridgesong

The puzzle marked an anniversary: the 50th anniversary of a gathering in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.