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Guardian Nº 25,387 by Paul

Fri July 29, 2011 at 10:35 amFri July 29, 2011 at 3:35 am by PeterO

The first time I have had a Paul to blog, and it did not disappoint, unless perhaps by being over too quickly – good for the blog if not for savouring the challenge.

Guardian Cryptic 25386 Pasquale

Wed September 14, 2011 at 12:36 pmThu July 28, 2011 at 11:45 am by scchua

This is my debut Guardian Cryptic. Hence, this preamble to a preamble, in case you’re wondering why the detailedness… I’m going on the basis that the 15sq’d motto means “… and never knowingly … Read more >>

Guardian 25,385 / Araucaria

Wed July 27, 2011 at 11:18 amWed July 27, 2011 at 10:27 am by Eileen

My second Araucaria blog in less than a week. I’ve learned a couple of new words, where the cluing fortunately made them gettable, and wrestled with several of Araucaria’s characteristic long clues, which … Read more >>

Guardian 25,384 – Gordius

Tue July 26, 2011 at 2:33 am by Uncle Yap

Very entertaining morning exercise that shouldn’t give too much problems. Thankfully, no obscure village in some remote part of Devon. I found (or I like to think I found) I have been pleasantly … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 610 / Nutmeg

Mon July 25, 2011 at 11:00 am by Big Dave

I have managed to avoid reviewing earlier Quiptics by Nutmeg. This was far too difficult for a supposedly easy puzzle and I derived very little pleasure from solving it. I’m sure that some … Read more >>

Guardian 25,383 / Brendan

Mon July 25, 2011 at 9:02 am by duncanshiell

I am standing in this morning for Andrew who is unavailable. I suppose I was expecting a puzzle from Rufus this morning, but as we see, this is an offering from Brendan. It … Read more >>

Guardian Prize Puzzle No 25,376 by Araucaria

Sat July 23, 2011 at 12:05 am by bridgesong

With help from my friend Timon, this took us less than an hour to complete, although getting started took me longer than usual. No particular theme (as far as I can see) but the … Read more >>

Guardian 25,381 / Bonxie

Fri July 22, 2011 at 10:21 amFri July 22, 2011 at 9:14 am by mhl

A nice puzzle from Bonxie. I found the top half of this puzzle remarkably hard, although on writing the post I can’t quite see why. Across 1. HERITAGE IT in HER AGE = … Read more >>

Guardian 25,380 / Araucaria

Thu July 21, 2011 at 9:48 am by Eileen

Certainly the toughest challenge of the week so far, with some typically Araucarian liberties which will be a step too far for some. I’ll say no more at this stage! Across 1 DECLARE: … Read more >>

Guardian 25,379 – Philistine

Wed July 20, 2011 at 9:46 amWed July 20, 2011 at 9:13 am by Andrew

A second outing from Philistine (the first was in May), and rather a trickier one this time round, I thought, but very enjoyable and with some interesting and witty clueing. Thanks Philistine, and … Read more >>

Guardian 25,378 – Chifonie

Tue July 19, 2011 at 2:31 am by Uncle Yap

If I had not looked at the name of the setter, I would have guessed Rufus as today’s Chifonie clues are all short, simple and sweet, very much like those from that Maestro … Read more >>

Guardian 25,377 / Rufus

Mon July 18, 2011 at 8:06 am by duncanshiell

This was a standard Monday offering from Rufus which took longer to blog than it took to solve. However, The Guardian offers puzzles to suit a wide range of solvers during the week. … Read more >>

Quiptic Nº 609 by Hectence

Mon July 18, 2011 at 3:02 am by PeterO

Some convoluted wordplays, and numerous liberties make this quite different from most other Quiptics, although I found that the answers came readily. Perhaps it should be regarded as an introduction to Araucarian style.

Guardian Prize Puzzle 25,370 by Araucaria

Sun July 17, 2011 at 9:36 amSat July 16, 2011 at 12:00 am by PeeDee

Araucaria in a solidly libertarian frame of mind for this puzzle. Some people will complain, some won’t care, some won’t notice. Personally, I’m in the ‘not care’ category, though I don’t think I would be so forgiving … Read more >>

Guardian 25,375 / Paul

Fri July 15, 2011 at 9:51 am by Eileen

This is vintage Paul – some very clever cluing and lots to entertain and raise a smile. Enough said! Many thanks, Paul. Across 1 FEWEST: F[our] + E[ast] + WEST 9 DAMNATION: DAM … Read more >>