2016 – Page 19 – Fifteensquared

Guardian 27,018 – Paul

Tue October 18, 2016 at 7:58 am by Andrew

It’s unusual these days to see Paul on a Tuesday, but being earlier in the week didn’t mean (at least for me) an easier puzzle: I found this quite hard by Paul’s standards, … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 883 / Pan

Mon October 17, 2016 at 10:12 amMon October 17, 2016 at 9:07 am by Gaufrid

This puzzle would have benefited from more accurate checking as there appears to be two errors (18ac & 13dn) unless I’ve missed something. Edit: perhaps I have missed something in 13dn (thanks Cookie @3). I had … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,017 by Rufus

Mon October 17, 2016 at 8:24 am by loonapick

It’s Monday, so it’s Rufus…

Independent 9,363 by Eccles

Fri October 21, 2016 at 3:23 pmMon October 17, 2016 at 7:53 am by flashling

Another new for me setter but the debut was back in early September

AZED 2,314

Sun October 16, 2016 at 4:59 am by bridgesong

A 13 x 11 grid this week and a harder than usual puzzle, I thought.

Independent on Sunday 1,391 by Kairos

Sun October 16, 2016 at 12:01 am by Simon Harding

Good stuff from Kairos once again this week. This one didn’t put up too much of a fight, but it was enjoyable and I learned a thing or two along the way. In … Read more >>

Everyman 3,653

Sun October 16, 2016 at 12:01 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3653.

Independent 9362 by Gila (Saturday Puzzle 15 October 2016)

Sat October 15, 2016 at 10:00 am by mc_rapper67

I think this was my first Gila ‘regular’ cryptic solve, although I have come across his/her thematic/barred offerings in the Inquisitor and EV series, and my first Gila blog… I found this a … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations 1246 Criticism Rejected by Piccadilly

Sat October 15, 2016 at 12:05 am by twencelas

A Playfair code this week – a bit like Marmite you either love them or hate them and neither are available at Tesco. Some unusual definitions were probably the hardest part of the … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 27,010 / Paul

Sat October 15, 2016 at 10:10 amSat October 15, 2016 at 12:00 am by Eileen

A fairly mild Prize puzzle from Paul, after some tough challenges during the previous week. Paul has given us some easy charades, at 12,22,24,27ac and 7 and 18dn, to get us started / … Read more >>

Financial Times 15,371 by GAFF

Fri October 14, 2016 at 1:42 pm by Turbolegs

A really neat themed puzzle from Gaff!! A lot of fun solving including the expected toughies (parsing more difficult than solving when it comes to Gaff). Thanks a lot Gaff for a winnieng puzzle.

Independent 9,361 by Radian

Fri October 14, 2016 at 9:24 am by John

A nice crossword from Radian today. Lots of pleasant clues with smooth surfaces, although as an ex-maths teacher I have misgivings about 14ac.

Guardian Cryptic 27015 Philistine

Fri October 14, 2016 at 5:59 pmFri October 14, 2016 at 3:50 am by scchua

A crossword with some innovative clue construction. Thanks to Philistine for the challenge. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Cast in 10 officers (6) POLICE : “c” substituted for “t” in(C … Read more >>

Financial Times 15,370 by BRADMAN

Thu October 13, 2016 at 9:11 am by loonapick

Not sure how I feel about this puzzle…

Independent 9360 / Lohengrin

Thu October 13, 2016 at 8:10 am by Bertandjoyce

This is the first Lohengrin puzzle we have blogged, and it really had the old grey matter whirring! At one point we were so stumped we thought we’d have to give up on … Read more >>