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Guardian 25,277 by Bonxie

Wed March 23, 2011 at 3:28 am by PeterO

A brief offering, mainly because I started out with yesterday’s crossword by mistake! Across 1,23. Pick off reptile hiding in French 9 (6,5) CULLEN SKINK Charade of CULL (‘pick off’) + EN (‘in … Read more >>

Guardian 25276 Orlando – French street-walker in Pakistan?

Tue March 22, 2011 at 8:26 amTue March 22, 2011 at 2:34 am by Uncle Yap

A very pleasant solve and a good morning’s entertainment ACROSS 1 ALL OF ME ME is the abbreviation for the state of Maine 5 SCREW UP dd when you tighten a screw cap … Read more >>

Quiptic 592/Nutmeg

Mon March 21, 2011 at 11:41 amMon March 21, 2011 at 9:49 am by Pierre

Apart from a couple of niggles, I enjoyed this puzzle. There was an interesting variety of clues and of subject matter. Football fans will be familiar with the term ‘nutmeg’, where a player … Read more >>

Guardian 25,275 / Rufus

Mon March 21, 2011 at 10:59 amMon March 21, 2011 at 9:22 am by mhl

Some typical Monday fun from Rufus, with lovely surface readings throughout. Across 5. BAD EGG A nice double definition: “Scoundrel” and “best avoided by soldiers” (referring to the bits of toast that you … Read more >>

Guardian Prize No 25268 by Pasquale

Sat March 19, 2011 at 4:01 pmSat March 19, 2011 at 12:02 am by bridgesong

Solving time: about two hours, but we were watching the United v Arsenal game at the time. I acknowledge the substantial contribution from my friend and neighbour Timon, but the blog (and any … Read more >>

Guardian 25,273 – Arachne

Fri March 18, 2011 at 9:34 am by Andrew

I found it quite hard to get going on this one, but I think that’s because of some very clever clues where the cryptic reading is well concealed, with 19ac and 7dn being … Read more >>

Guardian 25,272 / Brummie

Thu March 17, 2011 at 9:41 am by duncanshiell

This took me some time as I was fixated on a number of wrong answers for some time. For example at 17 down I was convinced that I should take M … Read more >>

Guardian 25,271 / Brendan

Wed March 16, 2011 at 1:30 pmWed March 16, 2011 at 10:58 am by mhl

I think Brendan’s puzzle are consistently elegant and very satisfying to solve, and this one was no exception. Across 9. COURGETTE URGE = “Strongly advise” in COT = “bed” followed by [plan]T [on]E; … Read more >>

Guardian 25270 Paul – Sperm Donor, Indeed

Tue March 15, 2011 at 9:37 amTue March 15, 2011 at 2:13 am by Uncle Yap

The God of Crosswords is kind to me, giving me Paul to blog on a day when my country is featured, days after Lee Chong Wei, our national badminton champion retained his All-England … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 591 Moley

Mon March 14, 2011 at 4:33 pmMon March 14, 2011 at 1:00 pm by scchua

(Prologue) This is my maiden blog. I could say “be gentle with me” but I won’t. All comments are welcome – part and parcel of the learning curve for me. Commenters during the … Read more >>

Guardian 25,269 / Rufus

Mon March 14, 2011 at 9:43 am by Eileen

I hope there’s something for everyone in this entertaining Rufus puzzle, which took me a little longer than some of his more recent offerings. It’s still gentle enough for relatively new solvers, with … Read more >>

Guardian Prize Puzzle 25,262 by Araucaria

Mon March 14, 2011 at 9:42 amSat March 12, 2011 at 12:01 am by PeeDee

A very enjoyable alphabet jigsaw crossword from Araucaria, the J and B double clues giving a staightforward fit into the grid. This format has become something of a trademark for Araucaria, though I notice his his other trademark feature … Read more >>