Super puzzle. I found this was made tricky by the definitions, not always the obvious ones I was looking for. Thanks Brendan.
Guardian
Guardian 27,117 / Pan
Pan has been setting Quiptic crosswords on Mondays ever since their introduction, six and a half years ago and this is his / her [after all this time, Pan’s identity still seems to … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,116 by Picaroon
Lovely stuff from Picaroon – favourites were 9dn and 22dn.
Guardian 27,115 – Paul
There’s nothing particularly wrong with this, but somehow it didn’t entertain me as much as Paul’s puzzles usually do. Nevertheless there was some good stuff here – thanks to Paul. … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,114 by Brummie
A stellar theme, but not such a stellar puzzle.
Guardian Quiptic 899 Beale
Thanks to Beale, for a puzzle pitched at about the right level of difficulty for a Quiptic. Enjoyable, even if one had to wait almost a day for it. Definitions are underlined in … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,113 by Rufus
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27113.
Guardian Genius No 163
I thought this was not just tough, but in places, somewhat unfair.
Guardian Prize 27,106 / Picaroon
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
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27111.
Guardian 27,110 / Pasquale
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
A rare pleasure to see Arachne. Favourites were 25a, 27a, 15d, 19d, and 24d.
Guardian 27,108 – Paul
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
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
Someone will have to explain 26ac to me… (and Muffin has obliged! – thanks, Muffin!)