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Guardian 25,297 – Gordius

Fri April 15, 2011 at 9:11 am by Andrew

A fairly typical Gordius, with some reasonable clues, including some that revealed their secrets very easily, and also quite a few that I have quibbles about. I can’t fully explain 13ac and 26ac, … Read more >>

Guardian 25,296 by Araucaria

Thu April 14, 2011 at 5:10 am by PeterO

I note the number of times in this post that I have added a note on the definition, more often because of obliqueness than obscurity. … I am fortunate to draw another very … Read more >>

Guardian 25,295 / Arachne

Wed April 13, 2011 at 10:13 am by mhl

An enjoyable and fairly easy puzzle from Arachne today. Across 9. HOT POTATO HOT = “popular” + POTATO = “King Edward?”; Definition: “Sensitive matter” 10. ANIME A followed by EMIN = “modern artist” … Read more >>

Guardian 25294 Pasquale – Green Eggs & Ham

Tue April 12, 2011 at 4:59 amTue April 12, 2011 at 2:49 am by Uncle Yap

One of the fun things I do every Tuesday while I solve is to think of a suitable title to the blog which should be relevant, witty or otherwise add value to the … Read more >>

Guardian 25,293 / Rufus

Mon April 11, 2011 at 1:04 pmMon April 11, 2011 at 10:43 am by Eileen

Apologies for the rather late post. I somehow managed, in transferring my blog, to delete it – twice! – so more apologies for any mistakes I may have made in my haste. It’s … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 595 Orlando

Mon April 11, 2011 at 7:49 amMon April 11, 2011 at 7:14 am by scchua

Once I got going, it was quite smooth. Some nice clues. Thanks Orlando, enjoyed this. Across 9 Going out to Chile in old age (9) NEOLITHIC : Anagram(Going out) of TO CHILE IN. … Read more >>

Guardian Prize No 25,286 by Araucaria

Sat April 9, 2011 at 12:01 am by bridgesong

Solving time: about 40 minutes (I expect my predecessor Rightback completed it in single figures!). There’s been some comment on the site in the week that this puzzle appeared about how some weekday … Read more >>

Guardian 25,291 / Araucaria

Fri April 8, 2011 at 8:59 am by duncanshiell

This was quite a struggle from start to finish, but there were, as usual, a few ‘doh!’ and ‘how clever!’ moments as I battled my way through it. I think therefore that this … Read more >>

Guardian 25,290 / Brendan

Thu April 7, 2011 at 4:36 pmThu April 7, 2011 at 9:25 am by mhl

Another wonderful puzzle from Brendan, with precise and elegant cluing. (I found the bottom half much easier than the top here, but perhaps that was just me…) Across 1. POUNDS Double definition: “Strikes” … Read more >>

Guardian 25,289 / Paul

Wed April 6, 2011 at 2:32 pmWed April 6, 2011 at 8:41 am by Eileen

A fun puzzle from Paul today, with several instances of his trademark humour – all straightforwardly clued, I think. Across 1 BASENJI: BASE [bottom] + J [‘jay, we hear’] in reversal of IN: … Read more >>

Guardian 25288 / Brummie

Tue April 5, 2011 at 9:26 amTue April 5, 2011 at 2:19 am by Uncle Yap

Brummie is one who can tantalise and amuse but his Guardian offerings are quite tame. I wish he would introduce more of his Cyclopic style here but then the Eye wouldn’t be unique, … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 594 / Pan

Mon April 4, 2011 at 2:26 pmMon April 4, 2011 at 11:31 am by Big Dave

A puzzle well-suited to the Quiptic genre. A few nice clues but nothing out of the ordinary. All definitions given are from Chambers 11th Edition. Most of the standard abbreviations used in the … Read more >>

Guardian 25,287 – Rufus

Mon April 4, 2011 at 12:54 am by Andrew

The usual straightforward Monday Rufus offering. There are perhaps slightly fewer cryptic definitions than sometimes, and I can’t summon up much enthusiasm for those that there are; I’m also not keen on a … Read more >>

Guardian Genius 93 by Paul

Sun April 3, 2011 at 10:06 amSun April 3, 2011 at 6:30 am by duncanshiell

In the preamble we were told that seven clues require ill-advised exchanges before solutions are entered in the grid. The resulting solutions are non-words. In these seven clues, the definitions (indicated by the … Read more >>

Guardian Prize Puzzle 25,280 by Paul

Mon April 4, 2011 at 4:45 amSat April 2, 2011 at 12:01 am by PeeDee

Themed puzzles are coming thick and fast these days, and the theme in this one seemed to occupy most of the grid. As always, some will enjoy this type of crossword more than others. … Read more >>