Guardian Genius 251

Pangakupu set this month’s offering and it was a fun, if not too taxing, solve.  It can be found here: https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/2024/may/06/genius-crossword-no-251 The instructions read as follows: Two chains of words run from * … Read more >>

Guardian Quick Cryptic 9 by Carpathian

This is the 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.  The puzzle can be found here.

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Guardian 29,393 / Brummie

It was something of a surprise to see Brummie’s name for the third time in ten days but no complaints here. Brummie’s puzzles often have a theme but I haven’t spotted one today. … Read more >>

Guardian Quick Cryptic 8 by Picaroon

This is the 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.  The puzzle can be found here.

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