A wonderful themed crossword from Ludwig.
Guardian
Guardian Cryptic 29,580 by Picaroon
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29580.
Guardian 29,579 / Paul
Paul rounds off the year in party mood, with a fun puzzle, which I enjoyed solving. There were some tricky bits of parsing but also several straightforward charades to get / keep things … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,578 by Vulcan
A nice puzzle with neat cluing – I especially liked 13ac, 14ac, 30ac, and 1dn. Thanks to Vulcan
Guardian Quiptic 1310 Anto
Happy New Year to one and all! Thank you to Anto. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Fire that awful person taking pictures (3,5) ART THIEF : Anagram of(… awful) FIRE … Read more >>
Quick Cryptic 39 by Picaroon
This is the thirty-ninth 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 Cryptic 29,576 by Paul
This is now three Paul puzzles in a row on my blogging days this month…
Guardian 29,575 – Arachne
A Boxing Day treat to see a puzzle from Arachne – a fairly gentle one, to suit anyone who may have overindulged yesterday, but beautifully constructed as ever. Thanks to Arachne, and Merry … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,574 by Pangakupu
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29574.
Guardian 29,573 / Philistine
It’s Philistine, with a rather chewier offering than usual for a Monday but really rewarding to work out. Philistine is up to all his tricks, with a medley of anagrams and an abundance … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1,309/Picaroon
A Quiptic from Picaroon which I enjoyed solving and blogging. A couple of clues that took a bit of pencil-chewing; but it’s all clearly signposted if you read the instructions carefully. Abbreviations cd … Read more >>
A cracker of a crossword by Ludwig
This special puzzle was included in the Guardian’s magazine today.
Quick Cryptic 38 by Chandler
This is the thirty-eighth 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 Prize Crossword 29566 / Picaroon
Picaroon provides the Guardian Prize challenge this week. There was a good mix of general knowledge built into the clues which dipped into literature, film, opera, philosophy, geography and cookery … Read more >>
Guardian 29,571 / Picaroon
Hurrah! After almost four months, I get a Picaroon puzzle to blog. I’m interested to hear how this one went down, after the mixed reaction to yesterday’s puzzle from Paul, where we were … Read more >>