Carpathian is a regular and reliable Quiptic setter – here she is again.
Guardian
Guardian Prize No 29,177 by Paul
An alphabetical jigsaw from Paul this week
Guardian 29,182 / Paul
Paul rounds off the week with a puzzle that I found something of a challenge. I’m feeling decidedly 22ac today. I had a look at the Guardian crossword comments – they don’t do … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,181 by Fed
I liked this a lot, with nice surfaces and some chewy parsing to work through. My favourites were 8ac, 9ac, 14ac, 5dn, and 18dn. Thanks to Fed for the puzzle
Guardian 29,180 – Imogen
I found this quite hard work, though in retrospect there were several clues that I should have got much more quickly than I did – a sign of good clueing, I suppose. A … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,179 by Jack
Jack is today's Guardian complier.
Guardian Quiptic 1,244/Anto
Anto sets for both the Quiptic and the Guardian Cryptic, and I’m yet to be convinced that he makes an effort to offer the editor clearly defined puzzles for each genre. Abbreviations cd … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,178 by Brummie
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29178.
Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,171 by Philistine (9 September 2023)
There is a recent pattern here…I have left the finishing touches to the last minute again…this time due to a recent holiday and a parental 80th birthday…so my sister, who is visiting from Australia, has suggested I should use ChatGPT to fill the spaces…
Guardian Cryptic 29,176 by Vlad
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29176.
Guardian 29,175 / Fed
I’m always pleased to see Fed’s name on a puzzle that I’m down to blog, knowing that I’m in for an enjoyable challenge in the parsing department. All the hallmarks are there: ingenious … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,174 by Picaroon
Enjoyed this a lot – many favourites including 9ac, 15ac, 3dn, 6dn, 7dn, and 21dn. Thanks to Picaroon
Guardian 29,173 – Anto
Thanks to Anto for today’s puzzle.
Guardian Quiptic 1243 Chandler
Thank you to Chandler. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. First sign of this disorder to get luxury food (7) TRUFFLE : 1st letter of(First sign of) “this” + RUFFLE(disorder/disarrange, say, … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,172 by Vulcan
Vulcan is today's Guardian setter.