Guardian – Page 198 – Fifteensquared

Guardian Prize 27,782 by Paul

Mon April 8, 2019 at 10:12 amSat April 6, 2019 at 12:00 am by PeeDee

I found this downright hard. I enjoyed the challenge but for a while I thought I wasn’t going to be able to finish. Thanks Paul.

Guardian 27,787 – Paul

Fri April 5, 2019 at 9:18 am by Andrew

It’s been a bit of a blast from the past this week, with Brendan, Orlando and Arachne taking the midweek spots. We end the week with Paul; still a regular, of course, but … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27786 Arachne

Thu April 4, 2019 at 4:46 pmThu April 4, 2019 at 10:38 am by scchua

An enjoyable puzzle with clues with nice surfaces. One can’t go wrong with Arachne, to whom thanks. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 7 In arrears, welcoming one pound to cash in … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,785 by Orlando

Wed April 3, 2019 at 6:45 pmWed April 3, 2019 at 3:03 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27785.

Guardian 27,784 / Brendan

Tue April 2, 2019 at 3:39 pmTue April 2, 2019 at 9:48 am by Eileen

Seeing Brendan’s name on a puzzle that I’m down to blog arouses rather mixed feelings… … there’s the pleasant prospect of an enjoyable solve, combined with the dread of missing the theme, especially … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,783 by Vulcan

Mon April 1, 2019 at 8:48 am by manehi

Quick and enjoyable solve – with smiles at 1ac, 10ac, 20ac, 2dn, 19dn, and 22dn/23dn. Thanks to Vulcan.

Guardian Quiptic 1011 Orlando

Mon April 1, 2019 at 9:12 amMon April 1, 2019 at 8:30 am by scchua

Thanks Orlando, for a neatly-clued, enjoyable puzzle that fits the Quiptic description. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 7 Everlasting cross goes inside and outside (8) EXTERNAL : ETERNAL(everlasting/never-ending) containing(… goes inside) … Read more >>

Genius 189 /Soup

Sun March 31, 2019 at 11:26 amSun March 31, 2019 at 12:01 am by duncanshiell

March’s Genius challenge is provided by Soup. I note that Soup has been the December Genius compiler in 2016, 2017 and 2018 but I’ve never solved any of his puzzles myself, so I … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 27,776 / Crucible

Sat March 30, 2019 at 8:48 amSat March 30, 2019 at 1:30 am by Eileen

It’s a while since I blogged a Crucible puzzle and so I was pleased to see his name on this one. I early on spotted a slip in the cluing for 3dn – … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,781 by Enigmatist

Sat March 30, 2019 at 2:08 amFri March 29, 2019 at 1:50 am by manehi

Very tough going, with a quite a bit of checking and parsing after the fact. Favourites were 17ac, 26/6, 7dn, and 18/28. Thanks to Enigmatist for the workout. Edit: and congratulations to Enigmatist – thanks to crypticsue for pointing out that this is the 40th anniversary of John’s first Guardian puzzle.

Guardian 27,780 – Vlad

Thu March 28, 2019 at 7:04 am by Andrew

By Vladian standards I found that I filled the grid quite quickly. Parsing some of the clues was a lot trickier though. Thanks to Vlad for the challenge. … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,779 by Picaroon

Wed March 27, 2019 at 7:56 amWed March 27, 2019 at 7:08 am by loonapick

A tough but fair challenge from Picaroon.

Guardian Cryptic 27,778 by Qaos

Tue March 26, 2019 at 3:26 amTue March 26, 2019 at 2:50 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27778.

Guardian Quiptic 1,010/Hectence

Mon March 25, 2019 at 3:05 pmMon March 25, 2019 at 9:11 am by Pierre

Hectence is one of the longest-standing setters of the Quiptic, and she has compiled, as always, an elegant, tractable, and pleasing puzzle for us this morning. The blog, as always, is aimed at … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,777 by Chifonie

Mon March 25, 2019 at 9:35 amMon March 25, 2019 at 9:00 am by Quirister

Chifonie provides our Monday morning wake-up call: enough to get the brain working, but nothing too taxing.