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Guardian 27,036 / Brendan
It’s less than a week since Brendan’s last appearance – but I’m certainly not complaining! A puzzle right up my street, based on one of my favourite Shakespeare plays, the 5,24 that superstition … Read more >>
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Guardian Quiptic 886 /Anto
Another Monday, another Quiptic from Anto. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letters removed definitions are underlined Across 8 Banal description … Read more >>
Guardian Genius 160 by Puck
What flight of fancy will Puck – the mischievous, fun-loving sprite from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ – take us on with Genius 160?… Well thankfully, for your correspondent at least, this was a … Read more >>
Guardian 27,028 / Brummie
Sorry about the late post; it’s been a very busy week. This was a fun puzzle from Brummie, with a nice theme of … … the BEACH BOYS (9, 26a), and their songs. … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,033 by Vlad
Struggled to finish this, with several clues holding me up even with full crossers, and had to Google 17dn. Lots to enjoy – favourites were 1ac, 19ac, 22ac, 25ac and 18dn. Thanks, Vlad.
Not too sure about my parsing for 20dn.
Guardian 27,032 – Tramp
I had been tipped off that Tramp was today’s setter, so was looking forward to this one. Lots of good fun as usual, though without (as far as I can see) any particular … Read more >>
Guardian 27,031 / Brendan
Well this one was certainly a challenge! I printed it out on my way to bed last night (or rather early this morning) and, as usual, had a quick run through the clues before … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,030 by Pasquale
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27030.
Guardian 27,029 / Chifonie
This is my second Monday blog in a row to turn out to be Chifonie rather than Rufus and my third Chifonie in a row overall. I find I can repeat exactly what … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 885 / Hectence
I think this one meets the remit for a Quiptic, nothing too obscure and entertaining along the way. My only reservation was with 24ac (see below) but this was offset by the novelty … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 27,022 by Paul
There was a distinct wine-flavoured theme to this week’s puzzle.
Guardian 27,027 / Paul
I was expecting Paul today, since he seems to appear every week these days – and here he is on top form. There is some very witty and ingenious cluing here and … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,026 by Picaroon
Some truly excellent clues here – a good majority of them were on my “shortlist” for favourites, but I’ll single out 9ac, 11ac, 13ac and 6dn. Thanks, Picaroon.
Guardian 27,025 – Pan
Pan is a regular in the Quiptic slot, but this is his (?) third appearance on the Cryptic sde. As on previous occasions, many (perhaps most) of the clues were of Quiptic standard, … Read more >>