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Guardian Cryptic N° 26,110 by Picaroon

Fri November 22, 2013 at 2:04 pmWed November 20, 2013 at 3:26 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26110.

Guardian 26,109 / Puck

Tue November 19, 2013 at 6:39 pmTue November 19, 2013 at 8:28 am by Eileen

A typically playful and witty Puck puzzle, with lots of ingenious wordplay and misdirection, together with great surfaces. Many thanks to Puck for a most enjoyable puzzle. [Looking at the top row and … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 731 Pan

Mon November 18, 2013 at 11:59 amMon November 18, 2013 at 10:47 am by scchua

This was an enjoyable, though perhaps on the easy side, Quiptic. Thanks to Pan. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[The pictures at the bottom have unidentified links to the puzzle. Please … Read more >>

Guardian 26,108 by Rufus

Mon November 18, 2013 at 12:43 am by manehi

Rufus with a typical mix of double and cryptic definitions. I liked 10ac and 6dn in particular. Across 7 Army command to be rigidly obeyed (9) ATTENTION Cryptic def – a command to … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 26,101 / Enigmatist

Sat November 16, 2013 at 12:02 am by Eileen

Enigmatist: a name to strike fear, I think, into many a Guardian solver’s heart – and not least that of the one down to blog the day’s puzzle, especially if it’s a Prize. … Read more >>

Guardian 26,106 by Paul

Fri November 15, 2013 at 12:59 am by manehi

Enjoyable but not too difficult from Paul today. I liked the two long across clues, as well as 1dn and 6dn. Across 1 In a word, very long joke is in a sense … Read more >>

Guardian 26,105 – Chifonie

Thu November 14, 2013 at 11:35 amThu November 14, 2013 at 9:12 am by Andrew

A typically straightforward and well-crafted puzzle from Chifonie, with his usual generous helping of charades, but also a few rather nice anagrams. Across 1. COWARD Film … Read more >>

Guardian 26,104 by Gordius

Wed November 13, 2013 at 9:58 am by flashling

The Grauniad strikes again. There’s a couple of problems today. There’s an error in 14ac and the enumeration is missing in 25d which has caused the blogging software to fail, and despite the … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic N° 26,103 by Arachne

Tue November 12, 2013 at 2:44 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26103.

Guardian Quiptic 730 / Moley

Mon November 11, 2013 at 10:53 am by Big Dave

A workmanlike puzzle which should be suitable for new solvers. Most of the definitions given are from Chambers 12th Edition. Most of the standard abbreviations used in the wordplay are shown with the … Read more >>

Guardian 26,102 / Rufus

Mon November 11, 2013 at 9:07 am by Eileen

Those who like Rufus’s puzzles will like this one, with its witty double and cryptic definitions and silky-smooth surfaces – and those who don’t probably won’t! Many thanks, Rufus, for lightening up a … Read more >>

Guardian 26,095 / Philistine

Sat November 9, 2013 at 12:01 am by mhl

A satisfying prize puzzle from Philistine, with a nice theme that I won’t reveal until the next paragraph … The theme was “palaces” – the rubric read: Five 12s are not further defined … Read more >>

Guardian 26,100 / Brendan

Fri November 8, 2013 at 9:39 pmFri November 8, 2013 at 9:26 am by Eileen

I’m wondering if this was intended to be one of those Brendan puzzles we occasionally get on a Monday. It was certainly one of the most straightforward of his that I’ve done – … Read more >>

Guardian 26,099 by Paul

Thu November 7, 2013 at 8:38 am by manehi

Relatively easy, but beautifully clued from Paul. I particularly liked 1ac, 11ac, 21ac, 27ac and 15dn. Across 1 Delivery man at the door (7) BOUNCER =”Delivery” in cricket; =”man at the door” 5 … Read more >>

Guardian 26,098 – Qaos

Wed November 6, 2013 at 10:03 am by Andrew

Rather a strange mixture from Qaos today – some very obvious clues (e.g. 1a), but also some more complex constructions (e.g. 18a). There are a couple of places where I think the cryptic … Read more >>