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Guardian 25,491 by Orlando

Mon November 28, 2011 at 10:55 amMon November 28, 2011 at 8:06 am by PeeDee

A lovely crossword to start the week, with some very elegant clues. Trickier than the usual monday Rufus, but still with enough easy starters to get a beginner going, so just right methinks. Unfortunately … Read more >>

Guardian Prize Puzzle 25,484 by Araucaria

Sat November 26, 2011 at 11:45 amSat November 26, 2011 at 12:00 am by PeeDee

To me this is absolutely classic Araucaria – an alphabetical jigsaw with great clues cutting a swathe through general knowlegde, and taking some Araucarian liberties in the process. Not an easy solve but a very satisfying one. A … Read more >>

Guardian 25,489 – Bonxie

Fri November 25, 2011 at 12:54 am by Andrew

I’ve sometimes found Bonxie’s puzzles quite hard, but this one wasn’t too bad, despite a few rather obscure words. A nice theme involving the two “parts” of ROCK and ROLL, using at least … Read more >>

Guardian 25,488 / Araucaria

Thu November 24, 2011 at 10:10 am by Eileen

Since I’m only a substitute today, I count myself very lucky to have drawn this fun puzzle from Araucaria. I really enjoyed it, for its amusing, whimsical cluing and some clever linking between … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 25,487, by Arachne

Wed November 23, 2011 at 2:11 pmWed November 23, 2011 at 10:47 am by Stella

There’s always a lot of fun in the Spider Woman’s puzzles, and this one was no exception, though I did find it rather full of “pick out the letters” clues. Also there are … Read more >>

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 >>