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Guardian 26,695 by Nutmeg

Tue October 6, 2015 at 1:24 pmTue October 6, 2015 at 9:45 am by flashling

A little Nutmeg to grate over the breakfast this morning

Guardian Quiptic 829 / Orlando

Mon October 5, 2015 at 11:38 amMon October 5, 2015 at 9:16 am by Gaufrid

~~Eileen has prepared a blog for this puzzle but has now lost her internet connection so there may be a delay in it appearing. Please be patient!~~

Eileen has still not got an internet connection so here is an analysis of the clues in what was a very easy, but enjoyable, puzzle. Many good surfaces and a few smiles along the way.

Guardian 26,694 by Rufus

Mon October 5, 2015 at 1:56 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26694.

Guardian Genius 147 by Paul

Sun October 4, 2015 at 12:01 am by duncanshiell

The preamble for this Genius puzzle was fairly short and told us… that each of the 26 solutions begins with a different letter, which is ignored in its clue. The … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 26,687 by Qaos

Sat October 3, 2015 at 12:05 am by bridgesong

A prize puzzle with a literary theme from Qaos this week.

Guardian 26,692 by Paul

Fri October 2, 2015 at 2:03 pmFri October 2, 2015 at 3:25 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26692.

Guardian 26,691 / Arachne

Thu October 1, 2015 at 9:32 am by Eileen

This is beginning to be embarrassing – my third consecutive Arachne blog. [It’s a good job my fellow-bloggers know how our rota works and that there’s no chicanery on my part.] It’s difficult … Read more >>

Guardian 26,690 by Puck

Wed September 30, 2015 at 3:00 pmWed September 30, 2015 at 9:55 am by manehi

Enjoyable, but a bit of a struggle…

Guardian 26,689 – Otterden

Tue September 29, 2015 at 9:37 am by Andrew

At the risk of repeating myself, I am still not warming to Otterden’s style. Although there are some nice ideas here, but there are just too many examples where, for me, the cryptic … Read more >>

Guardian 26,688 by Rufus

Mon September 28, 2015 at 9:37 am by flashling

Good morning, back to Rufus after last week’s unexpected Nutmeg appearance

Guardian Quiptic 828/Pan

Mon September 28, 2015 at 6:42 am by Pierre

The lunar eclipse was awesome. Was this Quiptic awesome? Perhaps not, but I’m only your ‘umble blogger. I wouldn’t pay too much attention to my opinion of this puzzle, since I’ve been up … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 26,681 by Paul

Sat September 26, 2015 at 8:35 amSat September 26, 2015 at 12:00 am by PeeDee

A most entertaining crossword that I found very difficult. Usually I solve Paul’s puzzles much more quickly than I did this one. Was it just me having a bad day or did other people think this was hard too?

Guardian Cryptic 26686 Paul

Fri September 25, 2015 at 11:46 amFri September 25, 2015 at 5:29 am by scchua

(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) A slow start, but it worked … Read more >>

Guardian 26,685 by Enigmatist

Thu September 24, 2015 at 5:14 amThu September 24, 2015 at 3:48 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26685.

Guardian 26,684 / Picaroon

Wed September 23, 2015 at 8:41 am by Eileen

Another gem of a puzzle from Picaroon, with his characteristic ingenious cluing and witty misdirection, along with excellent surfaces throughout. Most enjoyable – many thanks to Picaroon for providing such a good start … Read more >>