My fourth Picaroon Prize Puzzle blog of 2024…I took a bit of a wrong turn at the start, but it didn’t make a ‘material’ difference to the end result…
Guardian
Guardian 29,463 – Jack
Thanks to Jack for an enjoyable puzzle, with a good range of difficulty in the clues. Like his alter egos Serpent and Basilisk, Jack usually includes a Nina of some kind, and here … Read more >>
Guardian 29,462 by Brummie
A typically fun, quirky and inventive puzzle from Brummie.
Guardian Cryptic 29,461 by Yank
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29461.
Guardian Cryptic 29460 by Paul
Today’s Guardian Cryptic comes from Paul, and I’m covering again, this time for Eileen, as she’s away, trying my hand at blogging a proper Cryptic, not the Quiptic and Quick Cryptic Crosswords I’ve been blogging until now. This crossword can be found here.
Guardian Cryptic 29,459 by Vulcan
A nice puzzle – I particularly liked 11ac, 25ac, and 18dn. Thanks to Vulcan
Guardian Quiptic 1,290 by Picaroon
I’m standing in for the usual blogger as it’s summer holiday time, so had the joy of blogging a Picaroon Quiptic, as an additional Quiptic blog this month. The crossword can be found here.
Quick Cryptic 19 by Carpathian
This is the nineteenth 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. The puzzle can be found here.
Guardian Prize 29,452 / Paul
I was thinking that it had been a long time since we had had a Paul puzzle and so I was not really surprised to see him turn up in the Prize slot. … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,457 by Anto
An enjoyable solve – favourites 10ac, 15ac, 28ac, 3dn, and 18dn. Thanks to Anto for the puzzle
Guardian 29,456 – Harpo
A tricky one today from Harpo (aka Monk), with some unfamiliar (though helpfully clued) words. Thanks to Harpo. With AJAX, QADI and ZONE in the grid, I suspected a pangram, and indeed it … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,455 by Paul
Paul is today's setter.
Guardian 29,454 by Tramp
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29454.
Guardian 29,453 / Pasquale
Pasquale kicks off the week in fine style. It’s over a year since I blogged a Pasquale puzzle and I really enjoyed this one. We have an interesting and wide-ranging set of clues … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1,289/Anto
Anto’s first crosswords for the Guardian were in the Quiptic slot, and it’s fair to say that they were not universally well received, either for their quality or for their suitability for the … Read more >>