finish the Guardian prize crossword every week

pick more daisies

clearly i am not going to complete the crossword every week

so this goal is being retired and replaced with occasional one-off goals such as complete the Guardian crossword 13May06 which I am doing, but struggling on!

Set by Brummie

22 of 29

Set by Araucaria

Thematic – British political parties

Completed, subject to verification

Set by Bunthorne

25 of 27, verified.

Best clue:

• _12d The Bundesbank’s dream of continental coverage? (10)

Confounded by:

• _13a It becomes us all and, ungrammatically, on the contrary! (4) DUST
• _18a No further charge on the Blaydon Races? (4) NETT

Set by Araucaria

25 of 28, verified

Best clue:

• 5d Brown field in surrey at disposal (8)

Confounded by:

• _19a Actor in boot? (4) TREE
• _22d Relating to a branch that causes alarm (5) RAMAL

Errors:

• Mispelled answer to 7d

Set by Chifonie

Completed, and verified

Best clue:

• 15a Is priest getting immoral capital? (9)

Set by Araucaria

Supersized easter special

Thematic

51 of 54, verified

• _15a What do you want for Christmas (before starting snoring, that is)? (7)

• _19d Universities now (4) CATS
• _25d Reportedly on good terms with urban horticulturalists (6) WELWYN
• _26d Exponent of spin as curate in play (5) TOPAS

Set by Paul

Thematic – British prisons

Completed and verified

Three in a row :-)

• _18d Beginning to crease, crease and crease (7)

Set by Shed

Completed and verified

Best clue:

• _25a It’s true love! Given the stomach I’ll do anything! (8)