Guardian – Page 196 – Fifteensquared

Guardian 27,888 / Puck

Thu August 1, 2019 at 9:06 pmThu August 1, 2019 at 8:40 am by Eileen

A particularly Puckish puzzle this morning. I think Puck has had fun exploiting his amusing theme, clearly indicated at 26ac, with his usual wit and ingenuity. I really enjoyed it and … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,887 by Paul

Wed July 31, 2019 at 2:04 pmWed July 31, 2019 at 9:46 am by manehi

Tricky and fun from Paul, if not quite living up to the surface of 21dn today. Favourites were 8ac, 10ac, 22/26, 13dn, and 21dn

Good Qaotic fun today: not too hard, with only one clue giving me a bit of trouble in the parsing. The puzzle celebrates the satirical magazine PRIVATE EYE, which recently published its 1500th … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 1,028/Anto

Mon July 29, 2019 at 12:41 pmMon July 29, 2019 at 10:46 am by Pierre

Apart from two clues that aren’t cryptic, one that is faulty, seven other niggles and a complete lack of wit, I thought this was an okayish puzzle for the Quiptic slot. You? … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,885 by Orlando

Mon July 29, 2019 at 7:14 am by loonapick

The Gaurdian presents us with an elegant crossword from Orlando to strat the week.

Guardian Prize 27,878 by Paul

Sat July 27, 2019 at 2:09 amSat July 27, 2019 at 12:05 am by PeeDee

Another super puzzle from Paul. Thank you.

Guardian Cryptic 27,883 by Picaroon

Fri July 26, 2019 at 11:04 am by Quirister

Today’s regular blogger is away (summer holiday season) so I’m stepping in. A tricky puzzle, with one or two unfamiliar elements in the wordplay, but all very clearly clued.

Guardian Cryptic 27,882 by Paul

Thu July 25, 2019 at 3:12 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27882.

Guardian 27,881 / Vlad

Wed July 24, 2019 at 10:15 am by Eileen

Vlad makes a welcome appearance in the mid-week slot – and he’s living up to his name. I found this quite a challenge in places – there were some helpful anagrams to give … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,880 by Nutmeg

Tue July 23, 2019 at 9:03 am by manehi

Some tricky cluing today leading to a slow start, but once I got going the grid was very helpful. Favourites were 9ac, 27ac, 6dn, 8dn, and 23dn. Thanks to Nutmeg for the fun puzzle.

Guardian Quiptic 1027 Pan

Mon July 22, 2019 at 11:16 am by scchua

Thanks Pan for an enjoyable Quiptic. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Public school boy boxing second European (8) ESTONIAN : ETONIAN(a boy studying at Eton, the English public school) containing(boxing) … Read more >>

Guardian 27,879 – Vulcan

Mon July 22, 2019 at 7:17 am by Andrew

A typical Vulcan today, with lots of cryptic definitions.

Guardian Prize 27,872 / Nutmeg

Sat July 20, 2019 at 11:28 amSat July 20, 2019 at 12:02 am by Eileen

This is Nutmeg’s 100th cryptic puzzle and she has finally made it to the Prize slot – hurrah! There are some solvers here who only do the cryptic puzzle on Saturdays and so … Read more >>

Guardian 27,877 – Brendan

Fri July 19, 2019 at 9:07 am by Andrew

I don’t think it’s a spoiler to say that Brendan has given us a themed puzzle today…

Guardian Cryptic 27876 Brummie

Thu July 18, 2019 at 9:13 am by scchua

Thanks to Brummie. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 7 Irony of lake’s contribution to climate change? (8) METALLIC : Anagram of(… change) [ L(abbrev. for “lake”) plus(‘s contribution to) CLIMATE ]. … Read more >>