Guardian – Page 140 – Fifteensquared

Guardian Cryptic 28,573 by Vulcan

Mon October 11, 2021 at 8:08 am by loonapick

Typical Monday fare, or was it?

Guardian Saturday puzzle 28,566 /Brummie

Fri August 5, 2022 at 7:50 pmSat October 9, 2021 at 12:49 am by Eileen

I know I’m not the only one of those whose heart sinks somewhat at the sight of ‘Special Instructions’ – and, understandably, I think, it sinks even further when I’m blogging – but … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28571 Paul

Fri October 8, 2021 at 8:43 am by scchua

Thank you to Paul. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Frame in competition — lose it (5,2) CRACK UP : RACK(a frame for holding or storing things, eg. your spice jars) … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,570 by Brendan

Thu October 7, 2021 at 3:17 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28570.

Guardian 28,569 / Crucible

Wed October 6, 2021 at 10:39 amWed October 6, 2021 at 8:59 am by Eileen

A welcome return for Crucible to fill the mid-week slot. We have a practically unmissable, I think, impressively wide-ranging theme of sports and games, in both clues and answers, with characteristically sound cluing … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,568 by Nutmeg

Tue October 5, 2021 at 8:43 am by manehi

Had a slow start into this, then all went very smoothly. Favourites were 10ac, 12ac, 26ac, 6dn, 7dn, and 22dn. Thanks to Nutmeg for the puzzle.

Guardian Quiptic 1,142/Matilda

Mon October 4, 2021 at 9:33 amMon October 4, 2021 at 8:18 am by Pierre

Matilda can usually be relied upon to produce an enjoyable and well-constructed Quiptic, and this fits that bill, I think. The only noteworthy point apart from that is that the puzzle is … Read more >>

Guardian 28,567 – Pan

Mon October 4, 2021 at 8:12 am by Andrew

Almost all very straightforward clueing this morning from Pan: I think this puzzle would have been more suited to the Quiptic slot, but a pleasant, if brief, diversion nonetheless. Thanks to Pan. … Read more >>

Guardian Genius 219 / Kite

Sun October 3, 2021 at 9:21 amSun October 3, 2021 at 12:01 am by duncanshiell

The September Genius puzzle has been set by Kite The preamble was fairly short and told us that one (related) element is lacking from each of the first 12 italicised … Read more >>

Guardian 28,560 / Qaos

Sun October 3, 2021 at 3:31 pmSat October 2, 2021 at 8:59 pm by mhl

Many apologies for the late post about this puzzle: time completely got away with me this week. I thought this was a fun puzzle from Qaos – a mix of rather easy clues, … Read more >>

Guardian 28,565 – Pasquale

Fri October 1, 2021 at 7:48 am by Andrew

Thanks to Pasquale for taking us into October in fairly gentle style, though as always with a couple of words that may be unfamiliar to some. Thanks also to Eileen for standing in … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28564 Picaroon

Thu September 30, 2021 at 5:21 pmThu September 30, 2021 at 9:38 am by scchua

Thank you to Picaroon. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Sit once more in tranquillity (6) REPOSE : RE-(prefix indicating a repeat/once more) + POSE(to sit/to assume a position to be … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,563 by Paul

Wed September 29, 2021 at 2:52 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28563.

Guardian 28,562 / Philistine

Tue September 28, 2021 at 11:21 amTue September 28, 2021 at 9:19 am by Eileen

It’s six months since I blogged a Philistine puzzle – but this one was well worth the wait. I found this completely absorbing and enjoyable from beginning to end. As usual with this … Read more >>

Quiptic 1,141 by Anto

Mon September 27, 2021 at 9:39 am by Quirister

A good concise Quiptic from Anto today.