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Guardian Quiptic 623 Pan

Mon October 24, 2011 at 10:26 am by scchua

A straightforward Quiptic, nicely pitched. The key to a quick solve are the 4 long answers horizontally and vertically around the centre. One of them was a new word to me, though the … Read more >>

Guardian 25,461 / Rufus

Mon October 24, 2011 at 10:30 amMon October 24, 2011 at 9:09 am by Eileen

A pleasant Rufus puzzle to start the week, with the expected succinctly elegant surfaces and touches of wry humour, with a liberal sprinkling of double definitions. There are a couple of old favourite … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 25,454 / Araucaria

Sat October 22, 2011 at 8:28 amFri October 21, 2011 at 9:08 pm by Eileen

As always, I was pleased to see Araucaria’s name on the Saturday Prize puzzle but was rather disappointed at how quickly I finished it – I like to savour these weekend ones. There … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic N° 25,459 by Boatman

Fri October 21, 2011 at 1:45 pmFri October 21, 2011 at 4:21 am by PeterO

I found this tough going; either I am not on Boatman’s wavelength today, or he is committing some remarkably loose constructions. Still, there is much to like in the puzzle. Any shortcomings in the blog are the result of spending most of my time unravelling the wordplay in 1A!

Guardian Cryptic 25458 Araucaria

Thu October 20, 2011 at 4:08 pmThu October 20, 2011 at 11:29 am by scchua

Having done so many Araucarian puzzles (I’ve mentioned before that I cut my crytic crossword teeth on his Monkey Puzzles), this is the first time, I’m blogging one. And it’s typically Araucarian, a … Read more >>

Guardian 25,457 / Gordius

Wed October 19, 2011 at 9:53 am by Eileen

This is the third Gordius puzzle I have blogged of his most recent four – almost enough to make me paranoid. 😉 I shall resort to the traditional summary [and I’m not the … Read more >>

Guardian 25,456 – Pasquale

Tue October 18, 2011 at 8:17 amTue October 18, 2011 at 3:13 am by Uncle Yap

This is a complete and balanced and absolutely delicious meal from a consummate chef, if you will pardon the culinary parallel … a mini-theme, intriguing linkages between answers, some lovely cryptic definitions, some … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 622 / Orlando

Mon October 17, 2011 at 11:26 am by Big Dave

When I discover that I am to review a Quiptic by Orlando I know that I am going to enjoy the task, and I certainly wasn’t disappointed today. This puzzle contains a good … Read more >>

Guardian 25,455 – Orlando

Mon October 17, 2011 at 2:20 pmMon October 17, 2011 at 8:38 am by Andrew

Who better than Orlando to step in on one of the occasional non-Rufus Mondays? I found this a bit tricky in places, but it all came out nicely in the end thanks to … Read more >>

Guardian 25,448 / Paul

Sat October 15, 2011 at 9:39 amSat October 15, 2011 at 12:01 am by mhl

As usual with a Paul crossword this was full of fun and lovely surface readings. The longest two clues and their referent constitute something of a mini-theme, which Jenny guessed within seconds of … Read more >>

The Guardian No 25,453, by Brummie

Fri October 14, 2011 at 9:54 am by Stella

When I saw Brummie’s name on today’s crossword, I was a little apprehensive, not knowing quite what to expect, but I needn’t have worried. It turned out to be a gentle pub crawl, … Read more >>

Guardian 25,452 / Paul

Thu October 13, 2011 at 10:17 am by Eileen

It took me a while to crack the clue to the theme and I was meanwhile rather apprehensive, in view of some of Paul’s recent themed puzzles, so I was very relieved to … Read more >>

Guardian 25,451 – Brendan

Wed October 12, 2011 at 9:21 am by Andrew

I’m always pleased to see Brendan’s name on a puzzle, but somehow I found this one both harder and (perhaps as a result) a bit more of a slog than usual, though there … Read more >>

Guardian 25,450 – Philistine

Tue October 11, 2011 at 4:06 amTue October 11, 2011 at 2:12 am by Uncle Yap

A pleasant stroll through the park … so pleasant that I missed the theme device which is a very clever and creative ruse. Very enjoyable puzzle. ACROSS 1 COCAINE CO (company, … Read more >>

Guardian 25,449 / Rufus

Mon October 10, 2011 at 8:32 am by duncanshiell

A standard Rufus offering for a Monday morning. The only area that held me up for a short time was the South East corner. There was the usual mix of double/triple definitons, cryptic … Read more >>