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Guardian Cryptic N° 25,703 by Boatman

Wed August 1, 2012 at 3:44 am by PeterO

Boatman can come up with some tough puzzles; I found this one easier than some of his, but by no means a pushover.

Guardian 25,702 – Paul

Tue July 31, 2012 at 5:48 amTue July 31, 2012 at 2:47 am by Uncle Yap

For the past few months, I have been using this format which allows ready access to the actual clue, simply by holding the cursor over the clue number. Thank you, PeeDee for creating … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 663 / Moley

Mon July 30, 2012 at 2:19 pmMon July 30, 2012 at 11:31 am by Big Dave

A straightforward puzzle from Moley. I look forward to your comments. Most of the definitions given are from Chambers 11th Edition. Most of the standard abbreviations used in the wordplay are shown with … Read more >>

Guardian 25,701 / Brendan

Mon July 30, 2012 at 12:37 pmMon July 30, 2012 at 9:48 am by Eileen

It’s one of those disorientating Mondays when we don’t have a Rufus crossword to start the week. Instead, we have a cleverly-crafted puzzle from Brendan, with mostly straightforward clues, which nevertheless produced several … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 25,694 / Araucaria

Sat July 28, 2012 at 10:27 amSat July 28, 2012 at 12:02 am by Eileen

I found this a pleasantly enjoyable solve, although over rather quickly for a Saturday. I’ve seen much tougher clues from Araucaria but there are some nicely constructed ones here. Nothing too outrageous but … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic N° 25,699 by Gordius

Fri July 27, 2012 at 10:36 amFri July 27, 2012 at 2:26 am by PeterO

I found this a pleasing puzzle from Gordius, with some fine surfaces and a generous sprinkling of wit.

Guardian Cryptic 25698 Araucaria

Thu July 26, 2012 at 11:36 amThu July 26, 2012 at 10:02 am by scchua

It’s an encore from the Master after the FT yesterday. As with all Araucarias, the key is perseverance. One has to keep chipping away until the whole lot takes form. Still, it was … Read more >>

Guardian 25,697 / Orlando

Wed July 25, 2012 at 8:45 am by Eileen

On a bright sunny morning, we have a lovely puzzle from Orlando, with a number of ingenious and witty clues and some fine surfaces, together with, for me, anyway, a satisfying penny-dropping moment … Read more >>

Guardian 25,696 – Paul

Tue July 24, 2012 at 2:31 am by Uncle Yap

Another delightful, entertaining and amusing offering from Paul. Place cursor over clue number to read the clue Across 4 SUCKER dd 6 GOMORRAH Rev of HARROW (school) minus W + MOG (slang … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 662 Hectence

Mon July 23, 2012 at 10:51 amMon July 23, 2012 at 9:45 am by scchua

Thanks Hectence for an enjoyable puzzle, though there are a couple of gaps in the parsing I can’t fill in. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[Eaach of the pictures at the bottom … Read more >>

Guardian 25,695 – Rufus

Mon July 23, 2012 at 9:10 amMon July 23, 2012 at 12:39 am by Andrew

A fairly standard Rufus, though with (I think) a larger helping than usual of anagrams, especially the three long acrosses. These should give a good start to the puzzle for those who sometimes … Read more >>

Guardian 25,688 / Paul

Sat July 21, 2012 at 4:28 pmSat July 21, 2012 at 3:30 pm by mhl

Apologies for the late post on this puzzle – as a result, I won’t waste time in saying much beyond that this was a lovely prize puzzle from Paul with lots of enjoyable … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic N° 25,693 by Tramp

Fri July 20, 2012 at 4:15 pmFri July 20, 2012 at 4:04 am by PeterO

I found this fairly tough, and there are still three places where the answer is clear, but I cannot fully explain the clue. Doubtless help will be coming shortly.

Guardian 25,692 / Brummie

Thu July 19, 2012 at 10:47 pmThu July 19, 2012 at 10:15 am by Eileen

An entertaining puzzle from Brummie, with some cleverly interlinking clues which may perplex non-Brits. My only quibble is that some of the clues are over-long and / or clunky but, overall, it was … Read more >>

Guardian 25,691 – Qaos

Wed July 18, 2012 at 3:36 pmWed July 18, 2012 at 10:01 am by Andrew

This is Qaos’s fourth weekday puzzle since his debut in January this year. I actually solved and blogged this last night, then found I’d written a rather grumpy blog and decided to sleep … Read more >>