Guardian – Page 201 – Fifteensquared

Guardian Cryptic 27,751 by Philistine

Fri February 22, 2019 at 12:19 pmFri February 22, 2019 at 10:27 am by manehi

A pretty quick solve, especially with the longer answers going in early. Parsing was a bit more tricky, and I’m still stuck on 16dn. Favourites were 9ac, 20/13, 26/27, and 17dn. Thanks to Philistine.

Guardian 27,750 – Tramp

Thu February 21, 2019 at 8:03 am by Andrew

I got off to a very slow start with this, and didn’t get much quicker as I went on. The grid didn’t help, with poor connectivity between the top and bottom halves. In … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,749 by Nutmeg

Wed February 20, 2019 at 9:09 amWed February 20, 2019 at 7:56 am by loonapick

Nutmeg provides this morning’s Guardian challenge.

Guardian Cryptic 27,748 by Arachne

Tue February 19, 2019 at 3:03 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27748.

Guardian 27,747 / Vulcan

Mon February 18, 2019 at 9:07 am by Eileen

It’s Vulcan back in the Monday slot. We have the familiar medley of charades, anagrams and double / cryptic definitions, some of which I found rather weak, to ease us into … Read more >>

Quiptic 1,005 by Hectence

Mon February 18, 2019 at 10:22 amMon February 18, 2019 at 8:31 am by newmarketsausage

Hectence’s turn in the Quiptic slot this week.

Guardian Prize Puzzle No 27,740 / Paul

Sat February 16, 2019 at 10:15 amSat February 16, 2019 at 9:43 am by bridgesong

Many apologies for the late publication of this blog: I only realised I was the scheduled blogger when I logged on to fifteensquared on Saturday morning and realised that the blog for last Saturday’s puzzle was missing!

Guardian 27,745 / Paul

Fri February 15, 2019 at 5:22 pmFri February 15, 2019 at 10:37 am by Eileen

Predictably, Paul makes his weekly appearance today, since tomorrow is not his turn for his fortnightly Prize slot. Paul is craving a fair bit of our indulgence today, I think, with several of … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,744 by Crucible

Thu February 14, 2019 at 9:16 am by manehi

A very quick solve, though there were a couple left unparsed that held me up for quite a while afterwards. Favourites were 2dn and 22dn. Thanks to Crucible.

Guardian 27,743 – Picaroon

Wed February 13, 2019 at 9:07 amWed February 13, 2019 at 8:26 am by Andrew

A typically enjoyable Picaroon puzzle, with a few tricky moments, but in general fairly straightforward. Thanks to Picaroon Across 9. CHIPOLATA Dash at a clip round horse, … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,742 by Brummie

Tue February 12, 2019 at 11:14 amTue February 12, 2019 at 8:18 am by loonapick

A challenging Brummie puzzle.

Guardian Quiptic 1,004/Carpathian

Mon February 11, 2019 at 9:27 am by Pierre

Another delightful Quiptic from Carpathian, just right for this slot. Since the puzzle, and the blog, are essentially aimed at new or less-experienced solvers, I have tried to explain the clue structures in … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,741 by Pan

Mon February 11, 2019 at 2:23 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27741.

Guardian Prize 27,734 by Brendan

Sat February 9, 2019 at 1:20 pmSat February 9, 2019 at 12:00 am by PeeDee

I enjoyed this, and not hard once I caught on to Brendan’s ways of disguising the definitions as parts of wordplay. Thank you Brendan.