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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 >>

Quiptic N° 621, by Hectence

Mon October 10, 2011 at 3:08 am by PeterO

A crossword with some wordplays surprisingly complex for a Quiptic, and, shall we say, some examples of questionable construction to educate the beginner. Across 1. Keep a gorilla initially captured from wild (6) … Read more >>

Prize Crossword No 25,442 by Araucaria

Sat October 8, 2011 at 7:01 amSat October 8, 2011 at 12:05 am by bridgesong

A very characteristic offering from Araucaria this week with one of his long poetic anagrams and some typical charades. It took me a little over an hour to complete without resort to a … Read more >>

Guardian 25,447 / Araucaria

Fri October 7, 2011 at 3:58 pmFri October 7, 2011 at 10:00 am by Eileen

An entertaining and enjoyable workout from Araucaria, with not too many liberties taken, I think. A few weeks ago, I blogged an Enigmatist puzzle based on London Underground stations, some of which I’d … Read more >>

Guardian 25,446 – Arachne

Thu October 6, 2011 at 8:54 amThu October 6, 2011 at 12:53 am by Andrew

I rattled through this pretty quickly, but there were some excellent clues that made it very enjoyable, with 9ac being my favourite. Thanks to Arachne for the entertainment. The reference at 11dn (and … Read more >>

Guardian 25,445 – Puck

Wed October 5, 2011 at 12:39 pmWed October 5, 2011 at 11:15 am by manehi

I only have a slight knowledge of the theme and twigged it late leaving me struggling with some of the across clues, several of which I guessed from the wordplay and had to … Read more >>

Guardian 25,444 – Shed

Tue October 4, 2011 at 3:49 amTue October 4, 2011 at 2:20 am by Uncle Yap

A very pleasant morning’s canter … nothing too difficult although there were a few new incidental words that I learned today ACROSS 8 QUIRINAL Q (queen) + ins of I (iodine) in URINAL … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 620/Arachne

Mon October 3, 2011 at 11:10 amMon October 3, 2011 at 9:19 am by Pierre

It’s over a year since I started blogging the Quiptic, but it’s the first time I’ve become entangled in Arachne’s web. She’s produced a very pleasing entry-level puzzle for us today, I think. … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 25443 Rufus

Mon October 3, 2011 at 11:11 amMon October 3, 2011 at 7:38 am by scchua

Another Monday crossword in Rufus’s recognisable style. Quite a few cryptic and double definitions with an economy of words. And a couple of nautical references. Thanks Rufus, I enjoyed this. For some reason, … Read more >>

Genius 99

Mon October 3, 2011 at 2:22 pmSun October 2, 2011 at 2:00 am by duncanshiell

Enigmatist is one of the most prolific crossword setters and has a knack of introducing new ideas and twists into his puzzles. I think this was probably one of the more offbeat of … Read more >>

Guardian Prize Puzzle 25,436 by Paul

Sat October 1, 2011 at 8:50 amSat October 1, 2011 at 12:00 am by PeeDee

Not exactly a full-blown theme, but plenty of artists dotted about in here, and the now trademark smattering of smutty words in the clues. Thanks to Paul for a varied and entertaining crossword. … Read more >>

Guardian 25,441 – Gordius

Fri September 30, 2011 at 8:47 am by Andrew

A typical Gordius, with some nice ideas but sometimes flawed by inaccurate or clumsy execution, though my opinion may be coloured by having had to solve it (and write this) in rather a … Read more >>