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Guardian Xmas cryptic No. 28,949

Thu January 5, 2023 at 12:01 am by Leedsclimber

Merry Xmas and a happy New Year!

This year’s prize Maskarade is my first outing as a new blogger.

Guardian 28,958 / Anto

Wed January 4, 2023 at 10:31 amWed January 4, 2023 at 9:45 am by Eileen

I think we’re more used to seeing Anto on Monday, in either the Cryptic or the Quiptic slot. I’ve never been one of Anto’s greatest fans but, apart from the characteristic looseness in … Read more >>

Independent 11,304 by Hippogryph

Wed January 4, 2023 at 8:06 am by Bertandjoyce

One of Hippogryph’s bi-monthly appearances fills the first Wednesday slot of 2023 – Happy New Year!

Financial Times 17,296 by AARDVARK

Wed January 4, 2023 at 7:40 am by Oriel

I always enjoy Aardvark’s puzzles.

Independent 11,303 / Filbert

Tue January 3, 2023 at 2:13 pm by RatkojaRiku

Filbert’s latest puzzle is the subject of my first blog of 2023, delayed because I have been travelling (or rather attempting to travel!) I feel that I have solved and parsed all the … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1783: Retrospective by Ploy

Fri January 6, 2023 at 12:55 amTue January 3, 2023 at 10:00 am by kenmac

Retrospective by Ploy In six clues, a word has been acted on by either of two straight-line occurrences of a word which will appear in the grid. The action must be undone before … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,957 by Nutmeg

Tue January 3, 2023 at 12:06 pmTue January 3, 2023 at 9:29 am by manehi

A very fun solve, with several tricky parsings to work out at the end. Favourites 1ac, 12ac, 15ac, and 17dn. Thanks to Nutmeg for the puzzle.

Financial Times 17,295 by CHALMIE

Tue January 3, 2023 at 7:09 amTue January 3, 2023 at 3:00 am by Cineraria

Quite the workout from Chalmie for Yours Truly today . . .

Guardian Quiptic 1207 Kite

Mon January 2, 2023 at 8:45 am by scchua

Thank you to Kite. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Journo to broadcast on cultism (9) COLUMNIST : Anagram of(to broadcast) ON CULTISM. Defn: …/journalist. 6. Celebrity of revolutionary traitors (4) … Read more >>

Independent 11,302 by Laccaria

Mon January 2, 2023 at 10:27 amMon January 2, 2023 at 7:28 am by flashling

I blogged Laccaria’s only previous offering which was Peanuts themed with a cracking anagram

Guardian 28,956 – Vulcan

Mon January 2, 2023 at 6:59 am by Andrew

A nice straightforward set of clues to ease us into 2023. Thanks to Vulcan. (I’m going to be out all day so will be unable to respond to comments or correct errors till … Read more >>

Private Eye (Cyclops/743) – Max Headroom Writes

Mon January 2, 2023 at 6:00 am by beermagnet

Here we are again with the big one. The Xmas special The one that takes a very long time to finish because there are so many clues. This crossword has a preamble: Running … Read more >>

Financial Times 17,294 by ZAMORCA

Mon January 2, 2023 at 1:00 am by Teacow

ZAMORCA kicks off the first Monday of 2023…

Independent on Sunday 1,714 by Raich

Sat April 12, 2025 at 11:45 amSun January 1, 2023 at 10:10 am by Kitty

Hello and Happy New Year to you all. I hope it proves to be a peaceful, healthy and fulfilling one.

We ring in the new year at the Independent with Raich … but which year? For several of the across clues, we are in 1963.

I enjoyed solving the puzzle and discovering the theme, my highlight being “King’s Speech”. Thanks Raich!