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Guardian 25,881 – Paul

Tue February 26, 2013 at 2:06 amTue February 26, 2013 at 1:36 am by Uncle Yap

Blogging Paul is always a special treat and today with very many different kinds of goodies. Alas, I never had a sweet tooth and would always dole out the chestnut “No thank you, … Read more >>

Guardian 25,880 – Rufus

Mon February 25, 2013 at 11:02 am by manehi

Much as usual for a Monday Rufus. I did like the trio of linked double defs at 8ac, 1dn, 11dn. Across 7 OLEASTERS =”shrubs” (late roses)* 8 SPLIT double def =”Rent” in the … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic N° 693 by Hectence

Mon February 25, 2013 at 3:12 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords/quiptic/693 or http://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords/quiptic/693/print.

Guardian Prize No 25,873 by Araucaria

Sat February 23, 2013 at 12:05 am by bridgesong

Another wide-ranging puzzle from Araucaria, with a mini-theme of early British kings, and references to Armstrong-Siddeley and Michael Winner, to name but two. As always, the surfaces are immaculate, but I have noted … Read more >>

Guardian 25,878 / Brummie

Fri February 22, 2013 at 9:39 am by Eileen

A pleasant puzzle from Brummie to end a rather remarkable week – not so taxing as the last day or three but a nice, unobtrusive little theme, which I’ll leave you to spot, … Read more >>

Guardian 25,877 – Picaroon

Thu February 21, 2013 at 10:10 amThu February 21, 2013 at 8:47 am by Andrew

A belated and hurried posting, partly due to the Guardian’s failure to publish the puzzle properly on its website (the online version is still not there as I write this), so apologies in … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic N° 25,876 by Philistine

Wed February 20, 2013 at 3:02 am by PeterO

The crossword may be found at http://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords/cryptic/25876 or http://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords/cryptic/25876/print.

Guardian 25,875 – Tramp

Wed February 20, 2013 at 11:59 pmTue February 19, 2013 at 1:40 am by Uncle Yap

A most pleasant romp this morning through some fairly challenging clues; some of which with definitions that are as mysterious as the cryptic part of the clues. Tramp has obviously taken great pain … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 692/Nutmeg

Mon February 18, 2013 at 9:57 am by Pierre

A challenging puzzle for a Quiptic today in my opinion. Some remote synonyms, unusual definitions, and a surfeit of insertion type clues. I wouldn’t normally expect to have my head stuck in the … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 25874 Rufus

Mon February 18, 2013 at 3:52 pmMon February 18, 2013 at 6:23 am by scchua

A Rufus with, I thought, a more than usual share of anagrams, cds and dds, so it might win even fewer friends. There are some nice surfaces and misdirections, though. Thanks Rufus. Definitions … Read more >>

Guardian Prize Puzzle 25,867 by Bonxie

Sun February 17, 2013 at 9:53 amSat February 16, 2013 at 12:00 am by PeeDee

A very fine puzzle indeed from Bonxie, and not easy at all. The theme is Scottish Islands, each being missed from the subsidiary part of the clue (except for 6ac which would have … Read more >>

Guardian 25,872 – Arachne

Fri February 15, 2013 at 10:30 amFri February 15, 2013 at 9:54 am by Andrew

Well, you can’t go wrong with Arachne, as shown by her Quiptic on Monday this week, and now this cryptic. I got a few answers very quickly, and thought it was going to … Read more >>

Guardian 25,871 – Boatman

Thu February 14, 2013 at 9:42 amThu February 14, 2013 at 1:21 am by manehi

A Valentine’s crossword with a few well-worked mini-themes and lots of clever cluing – I particularly liked 13ac, 20ac/16dn, 25ac and 5dn/22dn. Groaned aloud at 19dn. Across 7 SAMOVAR =”Urn” [wiki] I think … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic N° 25,870 by Chifonie

Wed February 13, 2013 at 1:56 am by PeterO

Here we have a collection of well-turned, straightforward clues.

Guardian 25,869 – Gordius

Tue February 12, 2013 at 1:14 am by Uncle Yap

Quite a smooth stroll across the park and just as well, too, seeing that I am in the middle of the festivities of the Lunar New Year. To those celebrating GONG XI FA … Read more >>