A few extra tricks compared to most Mondays – my favourites were 8ac, 9ac, 12ac/14ac, 1dn, 3dn, and 7dn. Thanks to Philistine
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Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,123 by Arachne (15 July 2023)
A first appearance from Arachne in quite a while, and a poignant preamble: ‘In memory of 5 (25 10), 1948-2023‘.
Guardian Cryptic 29,128 by Picaroon
A tough and enjoyable solve – lots of likes, including 13ac, 15ac, 24ac, 3dn, 5dn, and 21dn. Thanks to Picaroon for the puzzle.
Guardian 29,127 – Boatman
We haven’t seen Boatman for a while, and this was a tricky one, with some quite involved constructions. Thanks to Boatman. Across 9 THIEF Boatman taken by the force as a criminal … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,126 by Vlad
Vlad is today's Guardian complier.
Guardian Cryptic 29,125 by Brummie
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29125.
Guardian 29,124 / Vulcan
It’s been one of those weekends, with three consecutive blogs from me, winding up predictably with a puzzle from Vulcan in his fortnightly slot. All pretty straightforward, with just one unfamiliar word, for … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1235 Anto
Thank you to Anto. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. It’s not unusual to hold a position (7) STATION : Anagram of(… unusual) IT’S NOT containing(to hold) A. 5. Guardiola attending … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 29,117 / Philistine
As always, I was pleased to see Philistine’s name on a puzzle, particularly as it was a Prize. I fairly raced through the first few clues, thinking that it was at the easier … Read more >>
Guardian 29,122 / Pangakupu
Pangakupu’s puzzles appear sufficiently infrequently for me to have to retune in to his wavelength each time. I haven’t quite got the measure of him yet. My favourites today were 4ac, 9ac, 10ac, … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,121 by Imogen
A particularly tough solve – still not too sure with some of the parsing. Favourites 17ac, 3dn, and 6dn. Thanks to Imogen for the puzzle.
Guardian 29,120 – Qaos
Mostly straightforward clueing from Qaos today, but is there any more to the puzzle? Yes, of course there is: we have a theme of characters from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (who could perhaps … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,119 by Anto
Anto provides the Guardian puzzle today.
Guardian Quiptic 1,234/Pasquale
Well, as easy as one-two-three [four], I would aver. But I said that last time I blogged Pasquale, and most folk differed. So over to you … Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,118 by Brendan
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29118.