A first outing in the Prize slot for Pangakupu, who made his debut in the Guardian in 2022.
The Guardian view on crosswords: not just a hobby for men like Inspector Morse
The Guardian view on crosswords: not just a hobby for men like Inspector Morse
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Guardian Cryptic 29,158 by Tramp
Some tricky cluing, with a few bits of tough parsing left to work through at the end. Lots of nice surfaces and definitions – my favourites were 4ac, 12ac, 17ac, 3dn, 14dn, and especially 4dn. Thanks to Tramp for the puzzle.
Guardian 29,157 – Brockwell
Quite a tricky solve from a relative newcomer to the Guardian (though he’s been around a bit longer at the Independent as Grecian) – thanks to Brockwell. There’s an obvious theme, with several … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,156 by Picaroon
Apologies for the late blog and to anyone who commented on the placeholder which has now been deleted.
Guardian Cryptic 29,155 by Soup
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29155.
Guardian 29,154 / Brendan
What a treat for a Monday – a Brendan puzzle, which always means a great start to the week for me. It didn’t take long to detect the theme – doubles, twins, etc … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1,240/Pasquale
Pasquale has a well-constructed and tractable Quiptic for our entertainment this morning. Nothing to frighten the horses here, I would say, which is how it should be in this slot. An unusually large … Read more >>
Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,147 by Picaroon (12 August 2023)
Another Saturday, another Picaroon – we seem to be coinciding quite a lot recently…and another fairly tough workout…
Guardian 29,152 / Paul
Paul rounds off the week for the second time running, making this my third Paul blog in eight days. An interesting and entertaining puzzle, with some ingenious and amusing constructions. I had ticks … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,151 by Picaroon
A difficult solve with tricky parsing, and many favourites including 10ac, 13ac, 26ac, 4dn, 5dn, 8dn, 15dn. Thanks to Picaroon for the puzzle
Guardian 29,150 – Vlad
A stiff challenge, as expected from this setter, with the NW corner holding me up the longest. Thanks to Vlad. Across 1 WAR BRIDE One becoming union member during dispute (3,5)Cryptic definition … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,149 by Fed
A fun puzzle from Fed this morning.
Guardian Quiptic 1239 Carpathian
Thank you to Carpathian. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Soldier has location for drone? (8) PARASITE : PARA(short for “paratrooper”/soldier who parachutes into the combat zone) plus(has) SITE(a location/place at … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,148 by Vulcan
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29148.