Guardian

Guardian 25,830 / Boatman

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A Christmas cracker from Boatman – a very clever puzzle, which exploits its theme to the full, with some very witty clues, ingenious constructions and excellent surfaces. I came a bit of a … Read more >>

Guardian 25,829 – Gordius

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Due to post-Christmas activities today’s blog is rather rushed and abbreviated – apologies for any errors or omissions. Standard Gordius stuff, I think, though with the pressure of time I haven’t considered it … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 25827 Rufus

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Firstly, thank you to PeeDee, Andrew and BertandJoyce for filling in for me while I was away.  Also, a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to one and all at Fifteensquared.  In … Read more >>

Guardian 25,825 – Puck

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Some tricky stuff here from Puck – I took a while to get going on this, and even when a lucky guess gave me the crucial 26,16 there was still some work to … Read more >>

Guardian 25,824 – Chifonie

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Very straightforward for a Thursday, without much misdirection in the definitions. Across 1 ON TIME =”punctual” ONE=”Somebody” around TIM=”boy” 4 PEA GREEN =”colour” PEN=”Writer” around AGREE=”match” 9 ON EDGE =”Nervous” ON=”working” + EDGE=”creep” … Read more >>

Guardian 25,822 – Bonxie

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Thank you, Phil Ashling for filling in so admirably for me last Tuesday when I was among 1,500 having a celebration lunch in a remote village in Fujian, China. We, all surnamed Yap, … Read more >>

Guardian 25,821 / Rufus

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A fairly typical Rufus mix of anagrams and double and cryptic definitions, with the usual silky-smooth surfaces, mostly straightforward, which is no bad thing at this busy time, with a couple of [for … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 25,814 / Paul

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A quick skim through the clues made me think I might not enjoy this theme much, because I didn’t expect to know some of the answers.  ‘North American food’ didn’t sound like my … Read more >>