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Guardian Quiptic 796/Orlando

Mon February 16, 2015 at 8:36 am by Pierre

I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again: Orlando’s got the hang of this Quiptic stuff. A delightful little puzzle to start the cruciverbal week. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition … Read more >>

Guardian 26,496 by Rufus

Mon February 16, 2015 at 3:40 am by manehi

Pleasant Monday fun from Rufus – favourites were 13ac, 3dn and 5dn.

Guardian Prize 26,489 by Imogen

Sat February 14, 2015 at 4:44 pmSat February 14, 2015 at 12:00 am by PeeDee

I found this quite difficult, and for a while a bit frustrating.

Guardian 26,494 by Qaos

Fri February 13, 2015 at 1:34 am by manehi

Found this tough but fun, with 1ac, 11ac and 20/27 my favourites. Thanks Qaos.

Guardian 26,493 / Tramp

Thu February 12, 2015 at 12:12 pmThu February 12, 2015 at 8:52 am by Andrew

I found this very hard, and a bit of a slog – I seemed to be staring at a virtually empty grid for ages. Even getting the long answer at 11,2 didn’t make … Read more >>

Guardian 26,492 by Arachne

Thu February 12, 2015 at 11:42 amWed February 11, 2015 at 11:38 am by flashling

Apologies for the delay, forgot it was my turn, so this is a bit rushed, can’t explain one of them either.

Guardian 26,491 by Crucible

Tue February 10, 2015 at 3:11 am by PeterO

Much as you may have wished it, Eileen has not hijacked the blog, and you are stuck with me in my turn today. The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26491.

Guardian 26,490 / Rufus

Mon February 9, 2015 at 8:47 am by Eileen

Don’t worry – this is not a complete take-over of the Guardian blogging slot: because of the way the rota works, my monthly Prize blog coincided with the overlap of the weekly ones, … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 795 Hectence

Mon February 9, 2015 at 12:59 pmMon February 9, 2015 at 5:02 am by scchua

A nice easy Quiptic. Thanks to Hectence. Definitions are underlined in the clues. (P.S. Due to urgent matters to attend to, the blog today is minimalist.) Across 1 Head of flight’s stuff is found on … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 26,483 / Philistine

Sat February 7, 2015 at 12:30 pmFri February 6, 2015 at 11:23 pm by Eileen

The first Philistine puzzle this year and it’s many months since I got to blog one, so this was a real treat for me. I don’t think it’s Philistine at his toughest but … Read more >>

Guardian 26,488 / Brummie

Fri February 6, 2015 at 3:17 pmFri February 6, 2015 at 10:07 am by Eileen

I didn’t know what to expect after a quite remarkable week of puzzles, so, before I went to bed, I sneaked a look at the Guardian website to see who awaited me in … Read more >>

Guardian 26,487 by Nutmeg

Thu February 5, 2015 at 2:22 am by manehi

A fun challenge from Nutmeg today, with some lovely surfaces and a nice mini-theme. Favourites 19ac and 17dn.

Guardian 26,486 – Shed

Wed February 4, 2015 at 2:25 pmWed February 4, 2015 at 9:29 am by Andrew

A good week for Guardian puzzles continues with a welcome return of Shed after a bit of a gap (his last weekday puzzle was last September). My first one in was 1a, and … Read more >>

Guardian 26,485 by Picaroon

Tue February 3, 2015 at 2:17 pmTue February 3, 2015 at 9:26 am by flashling

A Tuesday puzzle with a bit of a bite to it.

Guardian Quiptic 794/Moley

Mon February 2, 2015 at 9:07 am by Pierre

Moley has given us a fine puzzle in the Quiptic style this morning. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed definitions … Read more >>