An enjoyable struggle, with some tricky clues and a couple of new words for me. Favourite was 1dn.
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Quiptic 817 by Hectence
Hectence returns to the Quiptic slot with a puzzle that provides the old grey matter with a decent Monday morning workout.
Guardian 26,622 – Rufus
A very characteristic Rufus puzzle, with lots of double and cryptic definitions. These can sometimes cause a bit of a hold-up, but I found this a very quick solve, with lots of write-ins. … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 26,615 by Boatman
A suitably-themed puzzle for one appearing on 4th July.
Guardian 26,620 – Tramp
Tramp rounds off an excellent, if challenging, week in fine style with a puzzle teeming with references to Alfred Hitchcock and his films, though I think there’s only one place where knowledge of … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 26619 Picaroon
Thanks to Picaroon. Once I got going, it was an enjoyable solve. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Cloistered away, hiding name that is embarrassing (12) INCONVENIENT : [IN CONVENT](where one would … Read more >>
Guardian 26,618 by Philistine
THee puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26618.
Guardian 26,617 / Imogen
I always enjoy Imogen’s puzzles but I was rather alarmed, since I was blogging this one, not to have entered a single across clue on the first pass. However, 1dn got me started … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 816/Beale
Goodness, it’s many a moon since we last saw a Quiptic from Beale. Perhaps the editor was tidying out his filing cabinet and found this one at the back. I found it hard. … Read more >>
Guardian 26,616 by Rufus
Quick, neat, and fun from Rufus today. My favourites were 15ac and 20ac.
Guardian Genius 144 by Puck
The preamble states that: Each clue contains a one word surplus to requirements. The initial letters of these words, in clue order spell out a group, followed by the title of one of … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 26,609 by Puck
Super puzzle from Puck. I found this to be one of those puzzles in which the clues are hard until one solves them, when suddenly they seem to be quite easy. Thanks Puck.
Guardian Cryptic 26,614/Nutmeg
Here’s a brief blog (what do you mean, thank goodness for that) of today’s Nutmeg. Good puzzle, but more Quiptic-like than Cryptic-like. But listen, it’s a good puzzle: just enjoy it. … Read more >>
Guardian 26,613 – Bonxie
We haven’t seen a lot of Bonxie lately – his last apeparance was in April, after a gap of a year and a half, so it’s perhaps difficult to get a feel for … Read more >>
Guardian 26,612 / Brummie
It doesn’t seem that long since I blogged Brummie’s last puzzle but, on checking, that was 2½ weeks ago so time has been passing more quickly than I though (so what’s new in … Read more >>