The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26542.
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Guardian 26,541 / Philistine
I am sure that some of you will have been expecting to see Eileen here today but unfortunately she has broken her …
Guardian 26,540 by Picaroon
Lots to like here, with excellent surfaces and cleverly disguised definitions. Favourites were 10ac, 24ac and 3dn.
Guardian 26,539 – Paul
Good fun as always from Paul, with a mini-theme around the two long answers. I got both of these early on, from …
Guardian 26,538 by Shed
Monday morning and of course it’s Rufus, oh hang on it’s not.
Guardian Prize 26,531 / Otterden
I know that Otterden has plenty of admirers here but regular readers will know that he does not feature in my long …
Guardian Cryptic 26536 Chifonie
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Guardian 26,535 by Imogen
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26535.
Guardian 26,534 / Atë
In view of the date, I was prepared for perhaps a Qaotic or Puckish puzzle but instead found a potentially daunting ‘new’ …
Guardian 26,533 by Paul
Lovely stuff from Paul, and a couple of new words that went in confidently enough at the end. Favourite 19dn.
Guardian 26,532 – Rufus
I found this a little harder than usual for Rufus, getting a bit stuck towards the end in the SE corner, perhaps …
Guardian 26,525 / Arachne
It looks as if, the way these things turn out, this is the first of Arachne’s puzzles that I’ve written the blog …
Guardian 26,530 – Crucible
An enjoyable and reasonably straightforward puzzle, though I made things harder for myself by careless entering a couple of vaguely-plausible but wrong …
Guardian 26529 Nutmeg
An enjoyable one from Nutmeg, and a pangram no less. Thanks to Nutmeg. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Model soldier …
Guardian 26,528 by Paul
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26528.