Guardian – Page 119 – Fifteensquared

Guardian Prize 28,757 / Imogen

Fri June 10, 2022 at 8:49 amSat May 21, 2022 at 12:20 am by Eileen

It’s quite unusual to find Imogen in the Prize slot. I had to go back three and a half years in the archive to find his most recent offering ( and I see … Read more >>

Guardian 28,762 / Paul

Fri May 20, 2022 at 1:28 pmFri May 20, 2022 at 9:32 am by Eileen

So after Mitz’s musings @44 on yesterday’s blog, it turns out that it’s Paul who ends the week and we don’t have a new record of more than sixteen different setters on the … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,761 by Tramp

Thu May 19, 2022 at 8:51 am by manehi

A fun challenge – I especially liked 16ac, 8dn, and 17dn. Thanks to Tramp.
Tramp has posted a correction to one of the clues in the Guardian comments section – see link below for the intended clue without spoilers (other than highlighting the corrected element as relevant to the clue):
https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28761#comment-156530134

Guardian 28,760 – Crucible

Wed May 18, 2022 at 4:00 pmWed May 18, 2022 at 7:17 am by Andrew

A quickly-solved but enjoyable puzzle from Crucible today… …helped by an obvious, and eclectic, musical theme. Thanks to Crucible. Across 9. ORCHESTRA Box in occasional Scottish players (9)CHEST (box) in ORRA (Scots … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,759 by Brummie

Tue May 17, 2022 at 7:48 am by loonapick

Brummie provides us with our Tuesday challenge.

Guardian Quiptic 1,174/Anto

Wed May 18, 2022 at 5:58 pmMon May 16, 2022 at 10:13 am by Pierre

I’ve often commented that Anto seems not to set puzzles specifically for the Quiptic slot, but I felt that this one was aimed more at beginners and improving solvers. That said, there were … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,758 by Matilda

Mon May 16, 2022 at 2:50 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28758.

Guardian 28,751 / Vlad

Sun May 15, 2022 at 11:43 pmSat May 14, 2022 at 12:01 am by mhl

I really struggled with this one – just not on Vlad’s wavelength, I suppose! Thanks to the setter, as usual Across 1. Darn! Accepting credit leading to ruin (5,2) SCREW UP SEW UP … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,756 by Harpo

Fri May 13, 2022 at 1:52 pmFri May 13, 2022 at 3:42 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28756.

Guardian 28,755 – Philistine

Thu May 12, 2022 at 9:31 amThu May 12, 2022 at 7:30 am by Andrew

My first challenge was to find the puzzle, which wasn’t available on the Guardian website. Luckily I managed to track down the PDF version. I made a slow start initially, but getting the … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,754 by Paul

Wed May 11, 2022 at 7:41 am by manehi

A slow and tricky solve. Favourites were 8ac, 9/3, 4dn, 6dn, and 19dn. Thanks to Paul

Guardian 28,753 / Nutmeg

Tue May 10, 2022 at 9:39 amTue May 10, 2022 at 9:05 am by Eileen

Another stylish puzzle from Nutmeg. There are several straightforward charades and some neat anagrams to help with the solve, with some rather chewier parsings to keep the interest. Lovely surfaces throughout, … Read more >>