Andrew – Page 63 – Fifteensquared

Guardian 25,403 – Pasquale

Wed August 17, 2011 at 8:07 amWed August 17, 2011 at 12:58 am by Andrew

A welcome return for The Don. There’s nothing too difficult here, except that 20dn was a new word for me (though easily guessable), and the phrase at 10dn may be unfamiliar to some, … Read more >>

Guardian 25,398 – Brendan

Thu August 11, 2011 at 8:53 am by Andrew

In a world gone slightly mad, it was a delight (as always) to take some refuge in this puzzle, whose theme is a well-known play and an even better-known speech from it, part … Read more >>

Guardian 25,393 – Tramp

Fri August 5, 2011 at 8:22 amFri August 5, 2011 at 1:03 am by Andrew

Having struggled somewhat with Tramp’s Genius puzzle last month, I was a bit apprehensive to see his name again here, but this turned out to be quite plain sailing. Of the linked answers, … Read more >>

Guardian 25,379 – Philistine

Wed July 20, 2011 at 9:46 amWed July 20, 2011 at 9:13 am by Andrew

A second outing from Philistine (the first was in May), and rather a trickier one this time round, I thought, but very enjoyable and with some interesting and witty clueing. Thanks Philistine, and … Read more >>

Azed 2041 – a hard Trek

Sun July 17, 2011 at 1:30 am by Andrew

Azed has been producing some tricky puzzles lately, and this continues the trend (at least it did for me), with I think rather more obscure words and references than usual. I’ve had to … Read more >>

Guardian 25,374 – Crucible

Thu July 14, 2011 at 8:40 am by Andrew

I’ve found some of Crucible’s puzzles rather hard, so I was a bit worried when I saw that I had to blog this one, but it turned out to be quite reasonable, though … Read more >>

Guardian 25,369 – Paul

Fri July 8, 2011 at 12:15 pmFri July 8, 2011 at 8:52 am by Andrew

An excellent and highly enjoyable puzzle from Paul to end a rather mixed week, with lots of his trademark humour. Hooray! (And don’t forget to listen to Araucaria on Desert Island Discs on … Read more >>

Guardian 25,359 – Rufus

Mon June 27, 2011 at 10:41 amMon June 27, 2011 at 8:21 am by Andrew

The usual straightforward stuff from Rufus today, with lots of double definitions. Only two cryptic definitions, one of which I find rather unsatisfactory. Across 7. NARRATION RAN reversed … Read more >>

Guardian 25,355 – Paul

Wed June 22, 2011 at 7:54 amWed June 22, 2011 at 12:56 am by Andrew

A couple of weeks ago I noted that I was blogging my first Araucaria puzzle for over six months; today I see that this is my first Paul for even longer: since 23rd … Read more >>

Guardian 25,350 – Araucaria

Thu June 16, 2011 at 12:28 pmThu June 16, 2011 at 9:07 am by Andrew

I found it very hard to get started on this one, but once I’d got a few answers in it yielded steadily, with the exception of a phrase I’d never heard of at … Read more >>

Guardian 25,345 – Chifonie

Fri June 10, 2011 at 9:09 amFri June 10, 2011 at 8:28 am by Andrew

I’ve been a bit harsh on Chifonie in the past because of his very straightforward and sometimes unchallenging style, usually involving lots of simple charades, but there’s no reason why we shouldn’t have … Read more >>

Azed 2035

Sun June 5, 2011 at 3:36 pmSun June 5, 2011 at 12:32 am by Andrew

I started doing this on Sunday morning while looking after my nearly-3-year-old grandson, unsurprisingly making not much progress, and didn’t get around to finishing it off until Saturday, when in my less distracted … Read more >>

Guardian 25,335 – Brendan

Mon May 30, 2011 at 12:06 pm by Andrew

Apologies for a late and rather hurried Bank Holiday blog. It’s always a pleasure to see Brendan’s name, and this puzzle was enjoyable as ever. Regular readers will know that there’s always a … Read more >>

Guardian 25,331 – Araucaria

Wed May 25, 2011 at 1:12 am by Andrew

I was surprised to find that I haven’t blogged an Araucaria puzzle for just over six months (since when I have met the man himself for the first time), but this makes up … Read more >>

Guardian 25,325 – Puck

Wed May 18, 2011 at 9:29 am by Andrew

A tough but very entertaining puzzle from Puck with a couple of cleverly intertwined themes and some very involved wordplay (one of those where you think “this could have been a prize puzzle”). … Read more >>