A pleasant, if not too difficult, offering from Chifonie, this drab Wednesday morning.
Guardian
Guardian Cryptic 27,060 by Crucible
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27060.
Guardian Quiptic 890/Anto
Apologies for the late blog. There are several clues that I couldn’t parse, so help is welcome. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = … Read more >>
Guardian 27,059 / Rufus
A bit of a mixed bag from Rufus today. Many of the clues show his characteristic elegance but about half of the cryptic definitions are barely so and I have a couple of … Read more >>
Genius 161 / Soup
Well, the instructions told us that “The solution indicated by the wordplay in each of the 26 clues is lacking a required letter. Each letter of the alphabet is missing from a particular … Read more >>
Guardian 27,052 / Philistine
A good fun prize puzzle from Philistine … … with a theme of BOTTOMs. We were both a bit confused about the rubric, which says: Six 5 solutions are not further defined The … Read more >>
Guardian 27,057 / Pan
Pan seems to have a regular place in the cryptic slot now, while still supplying Monday quiptics. This is a well crafted puzzle with a good variety of clue types, presented with some … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,056 by Boatman
Was grateful for the long answer going in almost immediately – a lot of parsing-after today. Nice use of a betting theme in so many of the surfaces. Favourite was 5dn, and I also liked 11ac, 21ac, and the definition [and eventually the wordplay] in 15/4/7/24. Thanks, Boatman
Guardian 27,055 – Paul
The brilliantly appropriate 1d is a stand-out here, but there’s lots of other good stuff too. 27a to Paul. Across 1. MONKEY BUSINESS Hanky-panky king breaking bank, … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,054 by Picaroon
A near-pangram from Picaroon
Quiptic 889 by Hectence
The guinea pig fancier’s turn in the Quiptic slot, and an enjoyable first excursion into this week’s cryptic waters.
Guardian Cryptic 27,053 by Rufus
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27053.
Guardian Prize 27,046 by Bogus
A new (or is it?) setter with what seems like a contrived name has produced a puzzle to celebrate World Toilet Day.
Guardian Cryptic 27,051 by Shed
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27051.
Guardian 27,050 / Brummie
A fun challenge from Brummie, which I really enjoyed solving. Brummie’s puzzles usually have a theme and today it’s comedy duos, signposted by he answer to 19ac in the centre of the grid. … Read more >>