Guardian – Page 146 – Fifteensquared

Guardian 28,502 / Qaos

Tue July 20, 2021 at 10:47 amTue July 20, 2021 at 9:08 am by Eileen

A fairly straightforward puzzle from Qaos, with some nice clues, such as 16, 25 and 29ac and 2, 3 and 24dn and one new word for me at 25dn. There must be a … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 1131 Hectence

Mon July 19, 2021 at 8:22 amMon July 19, 2021 at 7:29 am by scchua

Thank you to Hectence. Definitions are underlined in the clues. P.S. Thanks also to Gaufrid for standing in in my absence 4 weeks ago. Across 7. Charlie’s copying Mike in holidaying under canvas … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,501 by Vulcan

Mon July 19, 2021 at 7:23 am by manehi

A pleasant solve with some neat clueing – favourites today were 1ac, 19ac, 25ac, and 1dn. Thanks to Vulcan for the puzzle.

Guardian Saturday puzzle 28,494 / Paul

Sat July 17, 2021 at 4:10 pmSat July 17, 2021 at 12:10 am by Eileen

On Saturday mornings, I usually look at the blog of the previous Saturday’s puzzle before starting on the new one. If I’d done that last week, I would have seen the note from … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,499 by Paul

Fri July 16, 2021 at 8:39 am by manehi

I got stuck for a little while in the southeast corner – overall, not the trickiest Paul. Favourites were 14ac, 25/17, 26ac, 18dn, and 21dn. Thanks Paul for the puzzle.

Guardian 28,498 – Picaroon

Thu July 15, 2021 at 9:05 amThu July 15, 2021 at 7:07 am by Andrew

A little bit of respite after two tough puzzles from Boatman and Vlad, but there’s still plenty to chew over and enjoy here. Thanks to Picaroon. Across 1 GROUNDHOG DAY Film Aussie’s … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,497 by Vlad

Wed July 14, 2021 at 7:50 am by loonapick

A toughie from the Impaler this morning.

Guardian 28,496 / Boatman

Tue July 13, 2021 at 10:46 amTue July 13, 2021 at 9:07 am by Eileen

I blogged the last Boatman puzzle, which I was surprised to see was three and a half months ago. This puzzle incorporates several of Boatman’s trademarks: the word ‘prime’ appears in lots of … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 1,130/Matilda

Mon July 12, 2021 at 10:06 amMon July 12, 2021 at 9:28 am by Pierre

A Quiptic from Matilda that mainly did what it is intended to do. I do have a couple of niggles, however. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,495 by Pan

Mon July 12, 2021 at 2:02 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28495.

Guardian 28,488 / Brummie

Sat July 10, 2021 at 6:51 pmSat July 10, 2021 at 12:01 am by mhl

I found I was very much on Brummie’s wavelength, so romped through this one. (I do the Private Eye crossword, so I’m used to his style from his other incarnation as Cyclops there, … Read more >>

Guardian 28,493 / Pasquale

Fri July 9, 2021 at 8:07 pmFri July 9, 2021 at 9:12 am by Eileen

Pasquale rounds off the week with an interesting and enjoyable puzzle. Apart from the exotic bird in 14dn, there were no words which were new to me or particularly obscure. The cluing is … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,492 by Qaos

Thu July 8, 2021 at 8:53 am by manehi

I found this a quick and enjoyable solve, with a few entries filled in and only properly parsed later.

Guardian 28,491 – Picaroon

Wed July 7, 2021 at 8:30 amWed July 7, 2021 at 6:53 am by Andrew

A typically enjoyable puzzle from the ever-reliable Picaroon. I made rather a slow start on this but it all worked out very satisfyingly in the end. Thanks to Picaroon. Across 1 HUNGER‑STRIKER … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,490 by Nutmeg

Tue July 6, 2021 at 7:34 am by loonapick

I haven't solved a Nutmeg for a while…