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Carpathian always produces a thoughtfully constructed Quiptic for us. This one hit the spot, I would aver. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29297.
Not as difficult as some recent Genius puzzles, but how does The Guardian expect you to comply with the requirements of the preamble?
A Saturday Prize Grauniad puzzle slot debut for Matilda?…
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29295.
A welcome return by Jack, whose puzzles are appearing more frequently. Lots of neat and witty cluing, with some innovative anagram indicators and lovely surfaces, as usual. My ticks were for all the … Read more >>
A fun puzzle to solve…
I found this much harder than usual for a Brendan, with some very tricky parsings that I only just managed to work out when writing up the blog (with one minor doubt in … Read more >>
Thank you to Pasquale. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Is there a connection amongst the foursome Sue, Don, Bob and Ann? Besides being 3-letter short versions of longer names. Across 7. William … Read more >>
Vulcan fills the Monday slot.
I didn’t immediately recognise the name on this puzzle but a quick search revealed that Kite has been a fairly infrequent visitor since 2019, when he had an initial run of four Genius … Read more >>
Thank you to Pasquale. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9. Spaceman got nr. Mars, going off course (9) ARMSTRONG : Anagram of(…, going off course) GOT NR. MARS. Defn: … who … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29288.
It’s fairly unusual to see a Maskarade puzzle in a weekly slot but this is his second appearance already this year. The puzzle was deftly clued, with neat surfaces throughout and there were … Read more >>
A challenging puzzle with lot of parsing left over at the end. Favourites were 10ac, 14ac, and 2dn. Thanks to Paul.