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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 >>

Guardian Cryptic N° 25,709 by Paul

Wed August 8, 2012 at 1:59 am by PeterO

A sparkling offering from Paul.

Guardian 25708 – Orlando

Wed August 8, 2012 at 2:05 amTue August 7, 2012 at 3:28 am by Uncle Yap

All Quiet on the Eastern Front – the grandchildren have returned to London, bringing their grandmother along as well. So Uncle Yap is Alone Again Naturally . Before I get started on the puzzle, let me first … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 25707 Rufus

Mon August 6, 2012 at 5:45 pmMon August 6, 2012 at 9:53 am by scchua

The 25down Rufus Monday mix of mainly double and cryptic definitions, but all compactly clued, and, though easy, enjoyable to tackle. Thanks Rufus. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[Each of the pictures at … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 664/Beale

Mon August 6, 2012 at 3:39 pmMon August 6, 2012 at 9:20 am by Pierre

We haven’t seen Beale in the Quiptic slot for some time, and while this was on the whole a fair puzzle, it seemed to me to contain a good number of clues that … Read more >>

Guardian Genius 109 by Araucaria

Sun August 5, 2012 at 12:05 am by bridgesong

Unlike most recent puzzles in this series, there were no special instructions. It was just a tough cryptic (and here’s a link to the pdf of the puzzle), but made more difficult by … Read more >>

Guardian Prize Puzzle 25,700 by Crucible

Sun August 5, 2012 at 11:32 amSat August 4, 2012 at 12:53 am by PeeDee

I started off excited when I saw the puzzle had special instructions, then deflated when I guessed both the special down clues from the letter counts without even reading the clues, then gradually bouyed … Read more >>

Guardian 25,705 – Chifonie

Fri August 3, 2012 at 9:06 am by Andrew

After an interesting and challenging week of puzzles we are back to rather more standard territory today. This is very much in Chifonie’s style, with a lot of charades (ten of them) and … Read more >>

Guardian 25,704 – Puck

Thu August 2, 2012 at 12:31 pmThu August 2, 2012 at 10:25 am by manehi

Was slightly underwhelmed by a straightforward start full of anagrams and hidden clues, then worked out the theme and smiled through the rest of the puzzle. Favourite clues 26ac and 20dn. Not too … Read more >>