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Guardian 25,160 / Orlando

Fri November 5, 2010 at 9:02 am by Eileen

I’ve had a soft spot for Orlando since my first blog, which was a very enjoyable crossword of his, and I always enjoy his more frequent Cincinnus puzzles in the FT. Today he … Read more >>

Guardian 25,159 – Araucaria

Thu November 4, 2010 at 9:59 amThu November 4, 2010 at 8:57 am by Andrew

A moderately tricky Araucaria with some interestingly linked clues and a lot of amusement as always. There are also quite a few of his characteristic liberties, which I’ve noted in the comments below. … Read more >>

Guardian 25,158 – Brummie

Wed November 3, 2010 at 3:12 pmWed November 3, 2010 at 2:03 pm by manehi

Enjoyable puzzle today with nothing too difficult and a cute mini-theme. Across 1 TIEBACK TIE=”match” + BACK=”second” 5,8 NUCLEAR REACTION “He commonly”=>’E + EQUALS EMCEE SQUARED, which describes the mass-energy equivalence demonstrated by … Read more >>

Guardian 25157 Pasquale – Swan of Lichfield to the rescue

Tue December 7, 2010 at 11:54 amTue November 2, 2010 at 1:57 am by Uncle Yap

A very challenging puzzle from another Master which took me an hour to crack, helped by furious references to on-line sources for words and things I have never heard of before until today. … Read more >>

Guardian 25,156 / Rufus

Mon November 1, 2010 at 4:33 pm by mhl

Sorry for the very late post – I’ve been a bit overwhelmed today, and only just got a chance to rush out this post. Apologies for any errors or omissions… Across 1. PROPELLOR … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 572 / Orlando

Mon November 1, 2010 at 10:47 amMon November 1, 2010 at 10:12 am by Pierre

Orlando isn’t a regular setter of the Quiptic (this is his first outing this year as far as I can see), but he has produced a most enjoyable and accessible puzzle for us … Read more >>

Guardian Genius No. 88 / Pasquale

Mon November 1, 2010 at 10:06 am by Gaufrid

Apologies for the late appearance of a post for this puzzle. The scheduled blogger forgot that it was her turn and did not solve it so I am standing in at the last … Read more >>

Guardian 25,149 (Sat 23 Oct)/Biggles – Jerk of fate

Mon November 1, 2010 at 8:46 amSat October 30, 2010 at 5:00 am by rightback

Solving time: 23 mins, one mistake (1dn) This tough puzzle was a mix of good and bad, with some really clever wordplay devices and elegant surfaces intermingled with clues for which the cryptic … Read more >>

Guardian 25,154 – Logodaedalus

Fri October 29, 2010 at 7:55 amFri October 29, 2010 at 12:36 am by Andrew

I can repeat almost verbatim the remarks I made about the Auster puzzle that I blogged last week: we haven’t seen Logodaedalus for a while, and this was a very easy puzzle with … Read more >>

Guardian 25,153 / Gordius

Thu October 28, 2010 at 8:05 am by Handel

We found this quite tricky, at least in the time available to us. There are a couple we haven’t managed to parse as yet, so clarification very much welcome as always. Although there … Read more >>

Guardian 25,152 / Araucaria

Wed October 27, 2010 at 11:34 amWed October 27, 2010 at 10:15 am by mhl

A satisfying and fairly easy puzzle today from Araucaria, but with enough tricky bits to make writing the post a challenge 🙂 (To give credit where it’s due, my partner filled in about half … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 571 / Moley

Thu October 28, 2010 at 5:16 pmTue October 26, 2010 at 10:22 am by Big Dave

When I noticed that this puzzle had yet to be reviewed, I put this together hastily. Several of the clues seemed to have words added solely for the surface reading, and the missing … Read more >>

Guardian 25151 Paul – Who could ask for more?

Tue December 7, 2010 at 11:54 amTue October 26, 2010 at 3:00 am by Uncle Yap

What a lovely day this has been. Having bought a ticket to meet one of my favourite setters on my imminent visit to London, I got to blog another of his masterly concoctions. … Read more >>

Guardian 25,150 / Brendan

Mon October 25, 2010 at 9:17 amMon October 25, 2010 at 7:36 am by Eileen

I’m not sure whether the fact that we had a Brendan puzzle four weeks ago made me more or less surprised to see his appearance again on a Monday. I always enjoy his … Read more >>

Guardian 25,143 (Sat 16 Nov)/Paul – Brandy flap

Sat October 23, 2010 at 10:23 amSat October 23, 2010 at 5:00 am by rightback

Solving time: 8½ minutes A good puzzle from Paul which I made considerably more difficult for myself with a wrong answer at 1ac. There were several cross-referenced clues, including a couple of related … Read more >>