The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29042.
Guardian
Guardian 29,041 / Brendan
A holiday treat from Brendan, with another of his impressive grid-fills. The key to the puzzle is in the middle row and within the grid there is an armoury of swords, some more … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,040 by Vulcan
A fun solve, and a bit tricky for a Monday. A lot of likes including 8ac, 9ac, 10ac, 18ac, 1dn, 2dn, 6dn, and 16dn. Thanks to Vulcan
Quiptic 1,221 by Hectence
It’s Hectence’s turn to provide a Quiptic this week.
Guardian Prize 29,033 by Soup
An April Fool from Soup, in what I believe is his first appearance in the Prize slot.
Guardian Cryptic 29,038 by Paul
Took a while to sort everything out…
Guardian 29,037 – Vlad
I made a very slow start on this, and it was tough going all the way, with some chewy parsings that took some working out. Happy to have avoided a total impalement – … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,036 by Brummie
Brummie is the setter of this morning’s Guardian puzzle.
Guardian Cryptic 29,035 by Pasquale
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29035.
Guardian 29,034 / Anto
A couple of months ago, Andrew began his preamble of an Anto puzzle with ‘A generally easy Monday puzzle, with some occasional traps due to this setter’s rather idiosyncratic style’. I think I … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1,220/Bartland
Bartland, a comparatively new setter of the Quiptic, returns to provide us with this week’s offering for beginners and those in a hurry. I have commented positively on the previous puzzles from this … Read more >>
Guardian Genius 237 – Qaos
Qaos gave us an interesting puzzle this month using a clue device that I have never seen before. The preamble was short and to the point when it stated that … Read more >>
Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,027 by Qaos (25 March 2023)
This is my first blog of a Qaos Grauniad cryptic puzzle, although I have covered three of his Genius puzzles – including Genius 130, as far back as 2014…
Guardian 29,032 / Brendan
After a sequence of fine puzzles, Brendan rounds off the week with another of his impressive gridfills. The key to the puzzle is in the middle row: in both clues and solutions we … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,031 by Tramp
A very tough solve overall – glad there were some easier clues to get started. Enjoyed a lot of the surfaces and the challenge to get it all parsed. Favourites 9ac, 12ac, 15ac, 25ac, 7dn, 8dn, and 17dn. Thanks to Tramp