The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26857
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Guardian 26,856 / Brummie
One for anagram lovers today was the impression I got whilst solving, but on reflection perhaps not that many more than the norm. I wonder how many of you put in ‘sparrow’ for … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 856/Anto
A very poor excuse for a Quiptic. In my opinion. You may choose to differ by commenting below. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 26,855 by Chifonie
Very enjoyable, with some nice bits of misdirection. I particularly liked 2dn and 18dn.
Guardian Prize 26,848 by Brendan
A nicely varied puzzle which I enjoyed. I thought this a good example of how to make a puzzle varied and different without making it obscure or difficult in the process. Thank you Brendan.
Guardian Cryptic 26,853 by Qaos
Very nice – I particularly liked 19ac and 24ac…
Guardian 26,852 – Otterden
I don’t I’m ever going to be a fan of Otterden’s puzzles, so I’ll be brief. A few very easy anagrams to get us started, a nice couple of the subtractive anagrams that … Read more >>
Guardian 26,851 / Vlad
I got off to a flying start with most of the top half going in quite quickly and thought that this one was going to be easy by Vlad’s standards. However I was … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 26,850 by Nutmeg
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26850.
Guardian 26,849 / Rufus
This has been one of those weekends when my weekday and monthly Prize blogs coincide, so this is the third blog in a row from me and I’m prompted to say yet again … Read more >>
Quiptic 855 by Orlando
A lovely surprise to see Orlando occupying the Quiptic slot this week.
Genius 153 / Vlad
It’s time for my biannual Guardian Genius blog and this time Vlad is the setter The preamble stated "Fourteen solutions are derived from seven common word pairs, each having a … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 26,842 / Maskarade
I spent a rather uneasy week after the S and B gathering at Macclesfield: when I told Maskarade that I would be blogging his Bank Holiday special, he chortled and told me with, … Read more >>
Guardian 26,847 / Imogen
I approached this puzzle rather nervously, in view of the date, as Imogen puzzles can be tricky at the best of times. As it turned out, there was no hidden trickery, unless it’s … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 26,846 by Paul
Lots of fun and not too tricky