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Guardian Genius 111 / Enigmatist

Sun September 30, 2012 at 2:00 am by duncanshiell

This is my six-monthly venture into the world of Genius blogging. Seeing Enigmatist’s name as the setter made me think that this puzzle would be a mite challenging. So it proved to be. … Read more >>

Guardian Prize Puzzle 25,748 by Araucaria

Sat September 29, 2012 at 3:43 pmSat September 29, 2012 at 12:00 am by PeeDee

If there was any doubt that Araucaria is king of the alphabetical jigsaw then surely it has now gone , or nearly… First a reminder of the instructions: Solutions should be fitted into the grid … Read more >>

Guardian 25,753 – Araucaria

Fri September 28, 2012 at 9:45 amFri September 28, 2012 at 8:48 am by Andrew

An enjoyable puzzle with a mini-theme that was up my street, making it mostly an easy stroll for me, except that I can’t fully explain the crucial 3,12 (though getting the answer was … Read more >>

Guardian 25,752 – Boatman

Thu September 27, 2012 at 11:32 pmThu September 27, 2012 at 10:45 am by manehi

Found this quite tricky to start with, but fairly enjoyable. Favourite clue 11ac. Across 7 NATALIE =”Girl” (Taline a)* 8 GALLEON =”ship” GAL=girl + LEON=boy 10 GLORIA =”girl” (original)*, minus IN=”home” 11 ALASTAIR … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic N° 25,751 by Gordius

Wed September 26, 2012 at 4:35 pmWed September 26, 2012 at 2:27 am by PeterO

Gordius seems to be following me around, or I him.

Guardian 25,750 – Paul

Tue September 25, 2012 at 3:51 pmTue September 25, 2012 at 1:28 am by Uncle Yap

What a brilliant offering from Paul, complete with some words that border on the risque but tastefully clued; so nobody ought to feel even slightly offended. I smiled from beginning to end at … Read more >>

Guardian 25,749 / Brendan

Mon September 24, 2012 at 10:00 am by Eileen

What a pick-me-up for a grim, wet and windy Monday morning! – I get my fifth Brendan blog in a row and [fortunately, after my discomfiture on Saturday] I saw the nina fairly … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 671 Nutmeg

Mon September 24, 2012 at 6:18 pmMon September 24, 2012 at 5:54 am by scchua

I found this, in parts, trickier than the usual Quiptic, taking longer to complete as a result. But no complaints, and thank you to Nutmeg. My COD was the very clever 13down. Definitions … Read more >>

Guardian Prize25,742 / Puck

Sat September 22, 2012 at 8:51 amSat September 22, 2012 at 12:02 am by Eileen

From the Guardian Alan Connor’s ‘Meet the Setter’ interview with Puck: ‘What do you think goes through a solver’s mind when she [sic] sees that it’s a Puck puzzle?’ ‘I can only guess … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic N° 25,747 by Pasquale

Fri September 21, 2012 at 11:07 amFri September 21, 2012 at 3:53 am by PeterO

A couple of words new to me, clearly clued.

Guardian Cryptic 25746 Crucible

Thu September 20, 2012 at 12:53 pmThu September 20, 2012 at 10:29 am by scchua

This took a bit of time to get into, the key being 10. After getting some of the others, I finally got it via 2 and 16across. The pace quickened after that, and it turned out to be quite an enjoyable solve. Thanks to Crucible. (Apologies for the slight delay in posting – I had to interrupt the writing of the blog for a doctor’s appointment.)