Guardian – Page 255 – Fifteensquared

Guardian Cryptic 27,086 by Paul

Thu January 5, 2017 at 10:40 pmThu January 5, 2017 at 1:44 am by manehi

Admittedly vague memories of The Winter’s Tale…

Guardian 27,076 / Maskarade

Thu January 5, 2017 at 12:01 am by mhl

Merry Christmas, everyone! I’ve been lucky enough to draw the task of blogging the Christmas alphabetical crossword by Maskarade. The theme is popular bands or singers. Some of these are just surnames (or … Read more >>

Guardian 27,085 – Nutmeg

Wed January 4, 2017 at 8:24 am by Andrew

Nutmeg can be quite a tricky setter when she wants to be, and I found myself making slow but steady progress with this one. (The fact that there are a lot of long … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,084 by Picaroon

Tue January 3, 2017 at 10:54 amTue January 3, 2017 at 10:21 am by loonapick

If I were clever enough I’d write this blog in rhyme
But as it happens I don’t have time

Guardian Quiptic 894/Hectence

Mon January 2, 2017 at 3:21 pmMon January 2, 2017 at 11:28 am by Pierre

A tricky little number from Hectence to start the New Year. Apologies for the late blog, but it did take me a while to sort it all out. And I’ve also got the … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,083 by Rufus

Mon January 2, 2017 at 1:59 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27083.

Guardian Genius 162 / Enigmatist

Sun January 1, 2017 at 12:01 am by Bertandjoyce

The preamble states: The puzzle is a tribute to two people whose names appear in the completed grid. (There is a numerical link between them.) X and two of his products are in a … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,081 by Paul

Fri December 30, 2016 at 2:42 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27081.

Guardian 27,080 / Brummie

Thu December 29, 2016 at 4:07 pmThu December 29, 2016 at 9:49 am by Eileen

An interesting and enjoyable puzzle from Brummie this morning, with several less familiar words, which were all gettable, together with a friendly grid to help things along. Brummie’s puzzles often have a theme … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,079 by Picaroon

Wed December 28, 2016 at 1:47 am by manehi

Very nice…

Guardian 27,078 – Vlad

Tue December 27, 2016 at 9:13 am by Andrew

Phew! A tough challenge from Vlad this morning, despite a few easy clues to get me started (including a couple of old chestnuts at 5a and 8d). I had quite a lot of … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,077 by Qaos

Mon December 26, 2016 at 1:29 pmMon December 26, 2016 at 9:18 am by loonapick

On the second day of Christmas…

Quiptic 893 by Pasquale

Mon December 26, 2016 at 8:19 am by newmarketsausage

A surprise to find Pasquale occupying the Quiptic slot this week.

Guardian Prize 27,070 by Paul

Sat December 24, 2016 at 6:14 amSat December 24, 2016 at 12:03 am by bridgesong

Paul at his most libertarian this week.

Guardian Cryptic 27075 Screw

Fri December 23, 2016 at 8:35 amFri December 23, 2016 at 7:31 am by scchua

The last couple slowed me down, otherwise a nice one from Screw, to whom thanks. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Kids grabbing parent’s front or back (7) SPONSOR : SONS(kids;children) … Read more >>