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Guardian Cryptic 25722 Audreus

Thu August 23, 2012 at 5:36 pmThu August 23, 2012 at 7:41 am by scchua

This is a new setter for me. A check on the Guardian website shows her last crossword there was in July 2010. Initially I had nothing in the upper half, and had to … Read more >>

Guardian 25,721 / Arachne

Wed August 22, 2012 at 3:03 pmWed August 22, 2012 at 9:49 am by Eileen

There’s been a rather longer than usual gap since the last Arachne puzzle, so I feel particularly lucky to have drawn this one. I think I found it rather easier than usual, except … Read more >>

Guardian 25,720 – Chifonie

Tue August 21, 2012 at 1:36 am by Uncle Yap

Quite an easy and straight-forward set of clues. Place cursor over clue number to read the clue Across 1 DESPATCH DES (some in French) PATCH (piece) 5 BALSAM BALSA (wood) … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 666 / Pan

Mon August 20, 2012 at 11:08 am by Big Dave

This was a considerable improvement on the last Quiptic by Pan that I reviewed, but I was a tad disappointed that the puzzle number failed to lead to Revelations about The Beast! Most … Read more >>

Guardian 25,719 – Rufus

Mon August 20, 2012 at 10:46 am by Andrew

Apologies for a blog that is both late and rather brief – I’ve been distracted by urgent work-related matters. Anyway, this is Rufus in his usual style, with lots of double and cryptic … Read more >>

Guardian 25,712 / Bonxie

Sat August 18, 2012 at 12:01 am by mhl

We found this a difficult prize puzzle – it’s themed around the words “course” and “set”, both of which have many synonyms. (I seem to remember reading once that “set” is the word … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic N° 25,717 by Araucaria

Fri August 17, 2012 at 6:22 pmFri August 17, 2012 at 3:46 am by PeterO

As always, Araucaria provides much to chew over and digest.

Guardian 25,716 / Brendan

Thu August 16, 2012 at 11:07 amThu August 16, 2012 at 9:44 am by Eileen

This is the third Brendan in a row that I’ve blogged, so I was pleased to have bagged the hat-trick when I saw his name on this one. And Wow – what a … Read more >>

Guardian 25,715 – Brummie

Wed August 15, 2012 at 12:57 am by Andrew

To my surprise it seems to be almost exactly two years since I last blogged a Brumnmie puzzle. I said then that “I always feel a little nervous when I see Brummie’s name … Read more >>

Guardian 25,714 – Picaroon

Fri September 21, 2012 at 8:42 amTue August 14, 2012 at 2:13 am by Uncle Yap

Today’s puzzle by Picaroon proved to be very challenging and I struggled to understand some of the wordplay. Definitely one for the masochist. Place cursor over clue number to read the clue Across … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic N° 25,713 by Rufus

Mon August 13, 2012 at 11:03 pm by PeterO

A brief blog to fill in.

Guardian Quiptic N° 665, by Nutmeg

Mon August 13, 2012 at 2:35 pm by PeterO

I was wondering why there was no Quiptic blog yet; then I discovered that I was due to write it. I think this hits just the right note for a Quiptic.

Guardian Prize No 25,706 by Araucaria

Sat August 11, 2012 at 1:43 pmSat August 11, 2012 at 12:01 am by bridgesong

This puzzle took my solving partner Timon and I rather longer than our usual hour, but in our defence we were watching Andy Murray win his gold medal match at the time. There … Read more >>

Guardian 25,711 by Araucaria

Fri August 10, 2012 at 2:27 amFri August 10, 2012 at 1:37 am by flashling

You may have noticed that Eileen has been a bit quiet recently, she’s away and asked me to stand in for her, I half expected an Enigmatist… Actually I’ve never completed … Read more >>

Guardian 25,710 – Gordius

Thu August 9, 2012 at 5:44 pmThu August 9, 2012 at 7:10 am by Andrew

Yesterday’s puzzle from Paul would be a hard act to follow for any setter, and Gordius (not one of my favourite setters, as regular readers will know) suffers in comparison. Most of this … Read more >>