A fitting puzzle for the Saturday Prize puzzle slot from Picaroon this week…
Guardian
Guardian Cryptic 29,367 by Imogen
A tough solve with quite a few left to parse at the end. Favourites were 25ac, 1dn, and 2dn. Thanks to Imogen.
Guardian 29,366 – Kite
A puzzle that took quite a lot of thinking, but satisfying to work out. Thanks to Kite. We have a theme indicated by the central entry DNA, which is an ACID in the … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,365 by Paul
Paul is today's Guardian setter.
Guardian Cryptic 29,364 by Picaroon
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29364.
Guardian 29,363 / Vulcan
Vulcan steps into his regular fortnightly Monday slot. A typical Monday medley of anagrams and double and cryptic definitions. I had ticks for the anagrams at 11ac (BEDLINGTON) and 23ac (PLASTICINE), the succinct … Read more >>
Quiptic 1,274 by Chandler
A fun Sunday morning Quiptic from Chandler.
Guardian Quick Cryptic 3 by Carpathian
This is the third Guardian Quick Cryptic, this one published on Saturday 20 April, a 11 x 11 crossword designed to support beginners learning cryptic crosswords.
Guardian Prize 29,356 / Qaos
I’m always glad to see Qaos’ name on a puzzle – and it’s been a while since we had one of his. The nagging issue, when blogging, is that there’s always a theme … Read more >>
Guardian 29,361 / Harpo
Harpo rounds off the week’s puzzles with an enjoyable challenge. I found this quite tough going but very satisfying to (almost) finish, with some splendid anagrams, ingenious and meticulous cluing and witty surfaces … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,360 by Paul
A slow solve until the longer solutions started going in. My favourites were 22ac, 3dn, and 19/12/9.
Guardian 29,359 – Tramp
I found this rather gentler than some recent puzzles from this setter, but still good fun. Thanks to Tramp. Across 1 WISHFUL THINKING Is fling with hunk at work having unrealistic desires? … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,358 by Philistine
Today's setter is Philistine.
Guardian Cryptic 29,357 by Brummie
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29357.
Guardian Quiptic 1,273/Carpathian
Quiptics on a Sunday now. I am a creature of habit, and this has completely discombobulated me. Good job it’s a sound as a pound Carpathian for me to blog. Abbreviations cd cryptic … Read more >>