Guardian

Mostly following the easy trend of the week so far, though a couple of place names may be unfamiliar to some, but as always with Orlando a quality puzzle with immaculate clueing and … Read more >>

I do hope new solvers will not get discouraged when a puzzle is described as “easy” which is a relative term. When I first started out doing cryptic crosswords as a student in … Read more >>

The scheduled blogger appears to have been unable to post today so here is a parsing of the clues. I cannot comment on the puzzle as I didn’t solve it but merely analysed … Read more >>

As might be expected from a puzzle set by Enigmatist , this proved to be a challenge  and although I did eventually manage to solve it on the day of publication, it took … Read more >>

Typical Araucaria fare today, with familiar ploys which will tickle or exasperate, depending on your predilections. Needless to say, I loved it. Across 1 Call boy’s takeover HIJACK HI [call ] + JACK … Read more >>

It’s exactly a month since I last blogged a Picaroon puzzle. No technical problems this time, and fewer obscurities (last time we had NGULTRUM and EIGENVECTOR among others), but I still found it … Read more >>

The puzzle may be found at http://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords/cryptic/25900. The first question is: who is the setter? The crossword front page announces Arachne, but the puzzle itself gives the byline to Philistine. I cannot be … Read more >>

The puzzle today is rather straightforward except for the two clues which formed the centre-piece on the 60th anniversary of a great scientific discovery. This is Brummie’s tribute to Crick and Watson, two great … Read more >>

Another typical Rufus, with cds/dds taking the centre stage today.  Nicely compact clues, and overall easy but enjoyable.  Thanks to Rufus.  Definitions are underlined in the clues.  [[The pictures at the bottom have … Read more >>

A straightforward puzzle from Shed. Like the last one of his I  blogged there is nothing wrong with the puzzle, but there is nothing special here either.  Is Shed getting a little tired of the crossword setting business? … Read more >>

Tramp has been turning up about once a month in the Guardian recently, and I think thoroughly deserves this regular exposure. This is another high-quality puzzle, with some clever, and sometimes quite tricky, … Read more >>

Fun from Paul, without being too tricky. Favourites were 22ac and 1dn. Across 10 SEA ANEMONE =”water-dweller” SEEM=”appear” around A+AN=”two articles”,+ ONE 11 REVERB =”Rock guitarist’s assistant” EVER=”always” inside R and B 12 … Read more >>