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Guardian 25,486 – Paul

Tue November 22, 2011 at 4:38 amTue November 22, 2011 at 2:00 am by Uncle Yap

Another very entertaining morning, courtesy of Master Paul with his challenging but very fair clues, witty and original. ACROSS 1 FLAT CAP Rev of PACT (agreement) ALF (from Alfred the Great) for a … Read more >>

Guardian 25,485 / Rufus

Mon November 21, 2011 at 12:44 pmMon November 21, 2011 at 11:20 am by Eileen

Apologies for the rather later posting today: I’ve been whiling away two hours at the surgery between glucose-tolerance blood tests. It’s a pretty straightforward Rufus for a grey morning, with perhaps even more … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 627 by Beale

Mon November 21, 2011 at 1:23 pmMon November 21, 2011 at 11:16 am by PeeDee

I have not blogged a Quiptic before, so this was interesting, and not all that easy. Thank you to Beale. Hold mouse over clue number to see clue. Across 1 SMOKESCREEN SMOKE (have … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 25,478 / Paul

Sat November 19, 2011 at 1:36 pmSat November 19, 2011 at 12:02 am by Eileen

An entertaining pot-pourri of a puzzle from Paul, to round off an excellent week: a mini-theme of Dad’s Army and mini-mini-themes of pastas, Prime Ministers and flowers. Just right for a Saturday, I … Read more >>

Guardian 25,483 – Puck

Fri November 18, 2011 at 11:16 am by manehi

On the easy side for a Puck, partly because 2 and 8 went in immediately. Favourite clues were 12a, 19a and 18d. Thanks to tupu for pointing out that this is also a … Read more >>

Guardian 25,482 by Chifonie

Thu November 17, 2011 at 10:43 amThu November 17, 2011 at 9:48 am by PeeDee

A straightforward and quite easy puzzle, but very enjoyable nonetheless. I enjoyed this puzzle very much. In a world where setters are outdoing each other to find ever clever devices, grids, ninas, pangrams … Read more >>

Guardian 25,481 / Paul

Wed November 16, 2011 at 5:16 pmWed November 16, 2011 at 9:58 am by Eileen

There’s much to admire, enjoy and laugh [or groan] at in this typically Paul puzzle. Not much more to be said – I hope you enjoyed it. Many thanks, Paul. Across 9 PEPPERONI: … Read more >>

Guardian 25,480 – Pasquale

Wed November 16, 2011 at 4:40 amTue November 15, 2011 at 2:34 am by Uncle Yap

Cannot say this is an easy one as I found myself stumbling all over the place, trying to understand the crafty word-play of many a clue. As usual with the Don, this is … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 626 / Nutmeg

Mon November 14, 2011 at 2:24 pmMon November 14, 2011 at 12:14 pm by Big Dave

I found this to be a considerable improvement on the last puzzle that I reviewed from this setter, although some of the constructs appeared to be a tad difficult for the newer solver. … Read more >>

Guardian 25,479 – Rufus

Mon November 14, 2011 at 9:29 amMon November 14, 2011 at 8:51 am by Andrew

In contrast to the tricky Enigmatist puzzle I blogged last week, this was all plain sailing. The usual straightforward clueing (with 22ac being perhaps a slightly more involved construction than usual) and smooth … Read more >>

Guardian 25,472 / Araucaria

Sat November 12, 2011 at 11:29 amSat November 12, 2011 at 12:01 am by mhl

This was a typically enjoyable prize crossword from Araucaria. We struggled with this for a while before guessing the theme, after which everything went very fast, apart from some troubles working out the … Read more >>

The Guardian No 25,477 by Araucaria

Fri November 11, 2011 at 10:44 amFri November 11, 2011 at 9:20 am by Stella

I’d expected to find some reference to today’s peculiar date, and perhaps also to Armistice etc. Instead, I was faced with this tour de force by the Master at his most convoluted. The … Read more >>

Guardian 25,476 / Boatman

Fri November 11, 2011 at 2:15 pmThu November 10, 2011 at 9:26 am by Eileen

This time yesterday, I was thanking my lucky stars that I wasn’t blogging the Enigmatist. [Well done, Andrew – I was among those who had a busy day and had to come back … Read more >>

Guardian 25,475 – Enigmatist

Wed November 9, 2011 at 10:57 amWed November 9, 2011 at 1:24 am by Andrew

Some typically tricky stuff here from Enigmatist, who we haven’t seen for a while, but as always very clever, and satisfying to solve. There were quite a few clues where I guessed the … Read more >>

Guardian 25,474 – Gordius

Tue November 8, 2011 at 3:23 amTue November 8, 2011 at 1:49 am by Uncle Yap

Quite a grind but a good and entertaining workout for me. As to be expected in a Gordius, some obscure and esoteric references ACROSS 7 BELSTONE *(BEEN LOST) The Belstone Fox is a 1976 … Read more >>