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Guardian 25,347 by Rufus

Mon June 13, 2011 at 1:32 pmMon June 13, 2011 at 11:25 am by PeeDee

A gentle start to the week from Rufus – enjoyable, witty and not too taxing on the brain first thing on a Monday morning. Hold mouse over clue number to see clue, click a solution to … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 604/Nutmeg

Mon June 13, 2011 at 5:27 pmMon June 13, 2011 at 9:41 am by Pierre

I don’t rightly know what to make of this one. There were some good clues all right, but there were some doubtful definitions as well, in my opinion. And a Grauniad enumeration error. … Read more >>

Guardian Prize Puzzle No 25340 by Puck

Sat June 11, 2011 at 7:25 amSat June 11, 2011 at 12:09 am by bridgesong

Given the structure of the grid I was expecting to find a nina in the letters that form the circumference of the puzzle but it soon became apparent that the final destination referred … Read more >>

Guardian 25,345 – Chifonie

Fri June 10, 2011 at 9:09 amFri June 10, 2011 at 8:28 am by Andrew

I’ve been a bit harsh on Chifonie in the past because of his very straightforward and sometimes unchallenging style, usually involving lots of simple charades, but there’s no reason why we shouldn’t have … Read more >>

Guardian 25,344 / Gordius

Thu June 9, 2011 at 9:43 am by Eileen

Rather surprisingly, it’s me for the second time this week. I was asked to stand in – it’s not that I put in a special request for a Gordius! 😉 Across 8 BEDSTRAW: … Read more >>

Guardian 25,343 / Araucaria

Wed June 8, 2011 at 10:38 pmWed June 8, 2011 at 9:55 am by mhl

There are lots of nice clues in this puzzle, but this was a typically problematic Araucaria for me, in that there were lots of references I didn’t know ….. (LAUD, HYDE, MECHLIN, NOCTULE, … Read more >>

Guardian 25,342 – Brummie

Tue June 7, 2011 at 8:58 amTue June 7, 2011 at 3:08 am by Uncle Yap

Brummie’s puzzles are always fun to solve and today’s selection of clues has its share of all kinds of devices. Best of all, it reminded me of carefree days of yore, playing board … Read more >>

Guardian Genius 95 / Lavatch

Tue June 7, 2011 at 8:21 amMon June 6, 2011 at 10:06 pm by mhl

A very clever puzzle from Lavatch. Below I’ve set out the clues with the answers they directly lead to, and below that I’ll explain what has to be done to them to get … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 603 / Hectence

Mon June 6, 2011 at 2:20 pmMon June 6, 2011 at 11:12 am by Big Dave

While I really enjoyed this puzzle, I thought that many of the constructs and indicators were a bit too difficult for a Quiptic. As with the previous Quiptic that I reviewed from this … Read more >>

Guardian 25,341 / Rufus

Mon June 6, 2011 at 12:53 pmMon June 6, 2011 at 9:03 am by Eileen

Monday morning and a fairly typical Rufus, I think, although the cryptic definitions are perhaps slightly less cryptic than usual and some double definitions are rather similar in meaning – but the surfaces … Read more >>

Guardian Prize Puzzle 25,334 by Araucaria

Sun June 5, 2011 at 6:50 pmSat June 4, 2011 at 12:00 am by PeeDee

A nice enough crossword from Araucaria, but not one that really grabbed my attention. I got the feeling that Arucaria could have produced something much cleverer with this theme if he had really put his … Read more >>

Guardian 25,339 – Orlando

Fri June 3, 2011 at 8:56 amFri June 3, 2011 at 5:18 am by manehi

Challenging but enjoyable with a lot of clever surface cluing. Across 1 CLEAVE C[hop] + LEAVE=”up sticks” 4 ETCHINGS ETC=”and more of the same” + [t]HINGS=”items needing no introduction” 9 MOSES Grandma MOSES … Read more >>

Guardian 25,338 / Shed

Thu June 2, 2011 at 10:06 am by mhl

A very enjoyable crossword from Shed. I got stuck on quite a few here, but I suspect that people won’t generally have found this too difficult. Across 9. AROSE A + ROSE = … Read more >>

Guardian 25,337 / Crucible

Wed June 1, 2011 at 11:39 amWed June 1, 2011 at 9:29 am by Eileen

I was delighted to see Crucible’s name on this puzzle and I was not disappointed. His crosswords often have a theme and here we have a nice cheerful one, with no obscurities, I … Read more >>

Guardian 25,336 – Paul

Tue May 31, 2011 at 5:41 amTue May 31, 2011 at 2:27 am by Uncle Yap

Thank goodness for Wikipedia, without whose help I would be quite lost especially when the area featured today is foreign to me in every sense of the word. In my six years in … Read more >>