The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29610.
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Guardian 29,609 / Imogen
It’s only ten days since my blog of Imogen’s latest Prize crossword and here he is again… … and again we have a nice combination of clue types, generally meticulous cluing, ingenious constructions, … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,608 by Brummie
A nice puzzle – I particularly liked 5ac and 27ac. Thanks to Brummie
Guardian Quiptic 1,315/Pasquale
A fine Quiptic from Pasquale this morning. If my blog appears terse, it’s because it’s all so clearly clued that there’s not much else to say other than bravo for a well-pitched puzzle. … Read more >>
Genius No 259 by Picaroon
A reasonably straightforward Genius this month.
Quick Cryptic 44 by Chandler
This is the forty-fourth Guardian Quick Cryptic, a series of 11 x 11 crosswords designed to support beginners learning cryptic crosswords. The whole point of these crosswords is support and encouragement of new solvers, so special rules for these crosswords apply – see here – those rules include not posting solving times. This puzzle can be found here.
Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,601 by Vlad (25 January 2025)
Vlad gives your correspondent a pretty tough mental workout this week…
Guardian Cryptic 29,606 by Brockwell
A fun challenge with neat surfaces and some tricky parsing. My favourites were 8ac, 11ac, 12ac, 26ac, and 7dn. Thanks to Brockwell
Guardian 29,605 – Picaroon
Good to see another (final?) puzzle from the pirate before he goes into setting Purdah in his new job at the Telegraph. A smooth and witty set of clues, as we’ve come to … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,604 by Qaos
A typical Qaos puzzle.
Guardian Cryptic 29,603 by Brummie
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29603.
Guardian 29,602 / Vulcan
It’s been one of those weekends when my monthly Prize blog coincided with the Friday / Monday blogging overlap, so you get me three days running (with an Imogen / Vulcan combination to … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1314 Carpathian
Thank you to Carpathian. Definitions are underlined in the clues.
Quiptic 1,314 by Carpathian
Carpathian is back her usual Quiptic spot after a long spell of setting Quick Cryptics. The crossword can be found here.
Quick Cryptic 43 by Picaroon
This is the forty-third Guardian Quick Cryptic, a series of 11 x 11 crosswords designed to support beginners learning cryptic crosswords. The whole point of these crosswords is support and encouragement of new solvers, so special rules for these crosswords apply – see here – those rules include not posting solving times. This puzzle can be found here.