Guardian – Page 235 – Fifteensquared

Guardian Cryptic 27,333 by Arachne

Fri October 20, 2017 at 9:08 am by manehi

Arachne is always a pleasure, with some truly excellent surfaces. Favourites were both 1s, 14ac, 22ac, 27ac, 2dn and 16dn.

Guardian 27,332 – Paul

Thu October 19, 2017 at 11:40 amThu October 19, 2017 at 9:27 am by Andrew

I solved this more or less from the bottom up, finding the SE corner very easy but the rest much less so. A few bits of general knowledge needed, though nothing too obscure … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,331 by Chifonie

Wed October 18, 2017 at 12:33 pmWed October 18, 2017 at 3:23 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27331.

Guardian Cryptic 27,330 by Puck

Tue October 17, 2017 at 9:33 am by loonapick

A themed offering from Puck, which can be found here.

Guardian Cryptic 27,330 by Puck

Tue October 17, 2017 at 4:34 amTue October 17, 2017 at 3:58 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27330.

Guardian Quiptic 935 Hectence

Mon October 16, 2017 at 10:39 amMon October 16, 2017 at 10:08 am by scchua

A nice Quiptic, thanks to Hectence. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Crossing river, elk is grouchy (6) MOROSE : MOOSE(elk;large deer inhabiting northern N. America and Eurasia) containing(Crossing …, …) … Read more >>

Guardian 27,329 / Rufus

Mon October 16, 2017 at 9:25 am by Eileen

The gremlins seem to have had a field day today. One typo [at 13ac] has been corrected on the Guardian website but there is surely another at 5ac and a redundant ‘to’ at … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 27,322 / Brummie

Sat October 14, 2017 at 9:01 amSat October 14, 2017 at 12:02 am by Eileen

It’s a long time since I blogged a Brummie puzzle and, strangely, according to the archive, I don’t seem to have commented much on his recent puzzles and so I seem to be … Read more >>

Guardian 27,327 / Enigmatist

Fri October 13, 2017 at 6:30 pmFri October 13, 2017 at 10:07 am by Eileen

Simon S gave us advance warning of this puzzle in his comment on Sunday’s Everyman blog – enough to strike terror in the heart of any blogger! This afternoon, John Henderson, Enigmatist is … Read more >>

Guardian 27,326 – Picaroon

Thu October 12, 2017 at 10:41 am by manehi

A lovely puzzle that I’ve had to blog a bit late and in a rush thanks to technical difficulties. Many favourites including 10ac, 17ac, 3dn, 14dn and 18dn. Many thanks to Picaroon.

Guardian 27,325 – Qaos

Wed October 11, 2017 at 1:06 pmWed October 11, 2017 at 8:10 am by Andrew

At one point I had filled in three-quarters of the puzzle, with the NW corner completely blank. I finally managed it, improving my knowledge of massive trip hop artists and Croatian tennis players … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,324 by Boatman

Tue October 10, 2017 at 2:15 pmTue October 10, 2017 at 7:57 am by loonapick

A Tough Tuesday teaser from Boatman

Guardian Quiptic 934/Pan

Mon October 9, 2017 at 9:46 amMon October 9, 2017 at 9:09 am by Pierre

Setters will tell you that compiling a Quiptic is hard, despite the fact (or because of the fact) that it’s an ‘easy’ puzzle. There are limitations on what you can do and the … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,323 by Rufus

Tue October 10, 2017 at 12:30 pmMon October 9, 2017 at 2:52 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27323.

Guardian 27,316 / Paul

Sat October 7, 2017 at 12:01 am by mhl

As usual a very high quality prize puzzle from Paul – lots to smile about and a pretty accessible theme… … although I should say that we turned out to be surprisingly weak … Read more >>