Guardian – Page 191 – Fifteensquared

Guardian Prize 27,944 / Boatman

Sat October 12, 2019 at 8:35 amSat October 12, 2019 at 12:02 am by Eileen

I suspect I’m not the only one to have wondered why puzzle 27,943, published on Friday, October 4th, themed on a race to be run on Sunday 6th, was not scheduled for Saturday … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,949 by Qaos

Fri October 11, 2019 at 4:18 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27949.

Guardian 27,948 / Brummie

Thu October 10, 2019 at 9:43 am by Eileen

Brummie sets the challenge today. I found this pretty straightforward, with just one or two more unusual words or usages and a couple of not very cryptic definitions but overall an enjoyable solve … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,947 by Picaroon

Thu October 10, 2019 at 7:16 amWed October 9, 2019 at 9:06 am by manehi

A quick solve…

Guardian 27946 by Nutmeg

Tue October 8, 2019 at 8:38 amTue October 8, 2019 at 5:42 am by kenmac

Puzzle here: https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27946 Some clever wordplay today from Ms Nutmeg. Particularly 10a and 6d. I do wonder about 24d, since a boomer (in Chambers) is a large male kangaroo and a joey is … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 1,038/Anto

Mon October 7, 2019 at 10:24 am by Pierre

Anto has the Quiptic for us this morning. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed definitions … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,945 by Brendan

Mon October 7, 2019 at 1:23 pmMon October 7, 2019 at 8:59 am by loonapick

A themed offering from Brendan this morning.

Genius 195 / Chandler

Sun October 6, 2019 at 12:02 am by duncanshiell

I can only find a blog for one previous puzzle by Chandler on this site. That was also for a Genius back in November 2017 focusing on HORSES and COURSES. It will be … Read more >>

Guardian 27,938 / Paul

Sat October 5, 2019 at 12:01 am by mhl

It gets increasingly hard to think of anything novel to say in this bit, so, as usual: this crossword is great – Paul’s the best 🙂 Across 9. Trump’s change of policy dealing … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27943 Enigmatist

Sat October 5, 2019 at 3:12 amFri October 4, 2019 at 9:47 am by scchua

Thanks to Enigmatist. Definitions are underlined in the clues. The special instruction says: “Clues supply tips associated with 5 down 23 across” The first letters/tips of the clues give “FIND RACING’S DREAM COUPLE … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,942 by Paul

Thu October 3, 2019 at 3:49 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27942.

Guardian 27,941 /Arachne

Wed October 2, 2019 at 6:45 pmWed October 2, 2019 at 8:50 am by Eileen

A real treat from Arachne this morning, sparkling as ever with ingenuity, wit and wonderful surfaces. As usual, there are far too many favourites to list, so I’ll leave that to you. Many … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,940 by Pasquale

Tue October 1, 2019 at 9:18 am by manehi

Challenging and clever, with some tricky parsing and a couple of obscure words that slowed me down towards the end. Favourites were 10/11ac, 14ac, 1dn, and 4dn. Thanks to Pasquale.

Quiptic 1,037 by Pan

Mon September 30, 2019 at 10:15 am by Quirister

Thanks to Pan for our Monday morning wake-up exercise. (And hello to any Quiptic regulars who haven’t met me; I’ve been a Fifteensquared blogger for a while but haven’t done the Quiptic until now.)

Guardian 27,939 – Vulcan

Mon September 30, 2019 at 8:03 am by Andrew

Unusually, no cryptic definitions from Vulcan today, but instead we have nine double defs, though a couple of them barely qualify. Mostly very straightforward clueing, but I’m unable to parse 15 across. (See … Read more >>