Guardian – Page 228 – Fifteensquared

Guardian Cryptic 27,420 by Paul

Wed January 31, 2018 at 7:31 am by loonapick

A pangram from Paul.

Guardian Cryptic 27,419 by Qaos

Wed January 31, 2018 at 12:20 amTue January 30, 2018 at 1:59 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27419.

Guardian Quiptic 950/Nutmeg

Mon January 29, 2018 at 9:50 am by Pierre

Nutmeg has been a regular Quiptic setter since the puzzle’s inception eighteen years ago. She has delivered another thoughtful and sound offering for beginners this morning. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition … Read more >>

Guardian 27,418 / Pan

Mon January 29, 2018 at 9:27 am by Eileen

Pan continues to settle comfortably into the Monday slot. I enjoyed this solve of a generally straightforward puzzle, with enough quirks – unexpected definitions at 8 and 9ac, nifty devices at 12ac and … Read more >>

Guardian 27,411 / Picaroon

Sat January 27, 2018 at 11:24 am by mhl

Apologies for the late post – work stress over the past weeks and calendar incompetence combined meant that I totally forgot I was meant to be posting about this one. Anyway, I thought … Read more >>

Guardian 27,416 / Boatman

Fri January 26, 2018 at 12:23 pmFri January 26, 2018 at 9:11 am by Eileen

It’s not giving anything away to say that we have a fishy offering from Boatman this morning. One good thing about blogging this was that there was no fear of missing a hidden … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,415 by Crucible

Thu January 25, 2018 at 8:54 am by manehi

Some lovely cluing and tough at the beginning

Guardian 27,414 – Nutmeg

Wed January 24, 2018 at 8:51 am by Andrew

In general I found this a little easier than Nutmeg can sometimes be, though with a few tricky moments. However, it is of the usually high quality and full of invention. Thanks to … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,413 by Tramp

Tue January 23, 2018 at 7:21 am by loonapick

Tramp turns the diffiulty up to 11 this morning.

Quiptic 949 by Moley

Mon January 22, 2018 at 8:30 am by newmarketsausage

Moley’s first outing of the year in the Quiptic slot.

Guardian Cryptic 27,412 by Chifonie

Mon January 22, 2018 at 2:06 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27412.

Guardian Prize 27,405 by Paul

Sat January 20, 2018 at 12:05 am by bridgesong

Lots of clever wordplay to admire in this week’s prize puzzle, but we took issue with a couple of the definitions.

Guardian Cryptic 27,410 by Screw

Fri January 19, 2018 at 3:08 amFri January 19, 2018 at 2:06 am by PeterO

THe puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27410.

Guardian 27.409 / Paul

Thu January 18, 2018 at 9:17 am by Eileen

There was a strong whiff of déjà vu about solving and blogging this puzzle. It’s just four weeks since I blogged a Paul puzzle on the theme of ‘scorers’ – on that occasion … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,408 by Brummie

Wed January 17, 2018 at 9:24 am by manehi

A fun puzzle…