Guardian – Page 252 – Fifteensquared

Guardian Prize 27,118 by Shed

Sat February 18, 2017 at 12:05 am by bridgesong

A witty and educational puzzle from Shed with just the right degree of difficulty for a prize.

Guardian Cryptic 27,123 by Crucible

Fri February 17, 2017 at 8:06 amFri February 17, 2017 at 2:40 am by manehi

Found this quite tricky…

Guardian 27,122 – Paul

Thu February 16, 2017 at 8:27 am by Andrew

My third Paul in a row as he marches through the week, and after a couple of slightly sub-par efforts he is back on form here. I particularly liked the two silly homphones, … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,121 by Nutmeg

Thu February 16, 2017 at 6:47 amWed February 15, 2017 at 7:47 am by loonapick

There were some tough clues in this one, alongside a handgul of gimmes…

Guardian Cryptic 27,120 by Screw

Tue February 14, 2017 at 2:17 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27120.

Guardian 27,119 / Chifonie

Mon February 13, 2017 at 10:59 amMon February 13, 2017 at 9:23 am by Eileen

My third Chifonie puzzle to blog in a row, so I’m running out of things to say. Another ‘characteristic medley of charades, anagrams and double definitions’ but with a couple of examples [12ac … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 900/Hectence

Mon February 13, 2017 at 9:10 am by Pierre

A nicely-judged Quiptic from Hectence, I thought. There were a few that were difficult to parse, though. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 27,112 by Brendan

Sat February 11, 2017 at 3:05 pmSat February 11, 2017 at 9:03 am by PeeDee

Super puzzle. I found this was made tricky by the definitions, not always the obvious ones I was looking for. Thanks Brendan.

Guardian 27,117 / Pan

Fri February 10, 2017 at 9:26 am by Eileen

Pan has been setting Quiptic crosswords on Mondays ever since their introduction, six and a half years ago and this is his / her [after all this time, Pan’s identity still seems to … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,116 by Picaroon

Thu February 9, 2017 at 9:01 amThu February 9, 2017 at 1:46 am by manehi

Lovely stuff from Picaroon – favourites were 9dn and 22dn.

Guardian 27,115 – Paul

Wed February 8, 2017 at 8:23 am by Andrew

There’s nothing particularly wrong with this, but somehow it didn’t entertain me as much as Paul’s puzzles usually do. Nevertheless there was some good stuff here – thanks to Paul. … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,114 by Brummie

Tue February 7, 2017 at 1:31 pmTue February 7, 2017 at 7:50 am by loonapick

A stellar theme, but not such a stellar puzzle.

Guardian Quiptic 899 Beale

Tue February 7, 2017 at 1:01 pmTue February 7, 2017 at 5:50 am by scchua

Thanks to Beale, for a puzzle pitched at about the right level of difficulty for a Quiptic. Enjoyable, even if one had to wait almost a day for it. Definitions are underlined in … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,113 by Rufus

Mon February 6, 2017 at 11:54 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27113.