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Guardian Prize 26,603 / Shed

Sat June 27, 2015 at 4:21 pmSat June 27, 2015 at 12:02 am by Eileen

Preambles of blogs on Shed puzzles often include the words ‘welcome return’ or some such expression. It’s six months since we had Shed in the Prize slot. I remember how years [and I … Read more >>

Once again I get to blog a Picaroon puzzle – and I’m still not complaining! Lots of innovative and witty clues, as usual, with lovely surfaces throughout, making a most enjoyable and amusing … Read more >>

Guardian 26,607 by Otterden

Thu June 25, 2015 at 2:18 pmThu June 25, 2015 at 4:42 am by manehi

Found this tricky, and at several points it felt quite a slog. I did particularly like 1dn and 13dn.

Guardian 26,606 – Paul

Wed June 24, 2015 at 4:27 pmWed June 24, 2015 at 7:51 am by Andrew

I romped through most of this fairly quickly, with just a few hold-ups at the end. One word that was new to me, though easy to guess from the cue and crossing letters, … Read more >>

Guardian 26,605 by Screw

Tue June 23, 2015 at 2:34 pmTue June 23, 2015 at 9:16 am by flashling

Well, that was fun, fiendish, but fun.

Guardian Quiptic 814/Pan

Mon June 22, 2015 at 9:10 am by Pierre

I enjoyed this one, as I usually do with a Pan puzzle. What did you think? My objective for today is to get a lurker to make his or her first comment, since … Read more >>

Guardian 26,604 by Rufus

Mon June 22, 2015 at 2:20 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26604.

Guardian 26,597 / Paul

Sat June 20, 2015 at 2:44 pmSat June 20, 2015 at 12:16 am by mhl

Oops, a very rushed blog post, since while we solved the puzzle quickly, I forgot about writing the post until 23:40 on Friday evening… Anyway, this theme (the songs of ABBA) was up … Read more >>

Guardian 26,602 by Paul

Fri June 19, 2015 at 2:48 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26602.

Guardian 26,601 / Crucible

Thu June 18, 2015 at 9:22 am by Eileen

The theme of today’s puzzle has been so much in the news even before today that there shouldn’t be too much difficulty in spotting this one. A few weeks ago, in a comment … Read more >>

Guardian 26,600 by Qaos

Wed June 17, 2015 at 6:32 amWed June 17, 2015 at 1:42 am by manehi

Fun, but solved in spurts, with the NW and SE last to fall. Favourite was 19dn.

Guardian 26,599 / Imogen

Tue June 16, 2015 at 8:17 am by Gaufrid

With only five entries after my first pass through the clues I thought this was going to be a tough solve, and I wasn’t wrong. However, perseverance led to a completed grid, albeit … Read more >>