This is the thirty-seventh Guardian Quick Cryptic, a series of 11 x 11 crosswords designed to support beginners learning cryptic crosswords. The whole point of these crosswords is support and encouragement of new solvers, so special rules for these crosswords apply – see here – those rules include not posting solving times. This puzzle can be found here.
Private Eye (Cyclops/793) Embalm Statesman
Just a brief intro for this Eye crossword.
I must save my energies for the Xmas monster that will appear in a couple of days.
Guardian Prize 29,560 by Brockwell
A welcome return to the Prize slot for Brockwell.
Independent 11,912 / Phi
In customary fashion, Phi has brought another set of mid-week puzzles to an end. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle, through which I made steady progress and which I think I … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,919 by SOLOMON
A fun puzzle from SOLOMON to mark Friday the 13th! 🙂
Guardian Cryptic 29,565 by Boatman
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29565.
Guardian 29,564 / Pasquale
Again, there are no comments on the puzzle on the Guardian site today and so I have no idea how this Pasquale puzzle went down over there but I found it an absorbing … Read more >>
Independent 11911 / Grecian
We have a puzzle from Grecian today I liked the clues mentioning real people or fictional characters such Dr Hook, Mitch Marsh, Marvin the paranoid android, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Nick … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,918 by PHSSTHPOK
The unpronouncable one is today's compiler.
Enigmatic Variations No. 1671: Good Health by Karla
I hope this last blog (for me) of 2024 finds you in GOOD HEALTH…
Independent 11,910 by Eccles
Eccles on fine form as usual this Wednesday.
Guardian Cryptic 29,563 by Paul
A tricky solve – my favourites were 5ac, 10ac, 23ac, 25ac, and 4dn. Thanks to Paul
Financial Times 17,917 by GOLIATH
Great fun from Goliath!
Inquisitor 1884: Odds & Evens by Kruger
Kruger, notching up his sixty-second puzzle in the Inquisitor sequence.
Preamble: Every clue contains a definition and wordplay. Odd-numbered across clues consist of definition/wordplay for another odd-numbered across entry and wordplay/definition for an even-numbered down entry. Likewise, even-numbered down clues consist of definition/wordplay for another even-numbered down entry and wordplay/definition for an odd-numbered across entry.
Independent 11,909 by Atrica
The last puzzle we blogged by Atrica was back in July last year which had a theme based on cocktails.