Guardian – Page 281 – Fifteensquared

Guardian Cryptic 26761 by Screw

Tue December 22, 2015 at 4:00 amTue December 22, 2015 at 2:43 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26761.

Guardian Quiptic 840/Moley

Mon December 21, 2015 at 10:29 am by Pierre

A good Quiptic from Moley this morning, but a bit tough in places. Or perhaps that’s just me suffering brain fade after hearing Frosty the fricking Snowman in my local Sainsbury’s just too … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26760 by Rufus

Mon December 21, 2015 at 3:54 am by manehi

Enjoyed this, with 23ac and 15dn particular favourites. Thanks, Rufus.

Guardian Prize 26753 by Arachne

Sat December 19, 2015 at 11:03 pmSat December 19, 2015 at 12:00 am by PeeDee

Very enjoyable, as always. Thank you Arachne.

Guardian 26,758 / Paul

Fri December 18, 2015 at 9:48 amFri December 18, 2015 at 9:16 am by Eileen

Not too taxing a puzzle from Paul today, with a number of anagrams, insertions, double definitions and charades to help things along. Thanks to him for being fairly gentle at a busy time … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26757 by Vlad

Fri December 18, 2015 at 11:19 amThu December 17, 2015 at 1:34 am by manehi

Lots of clever tricks from Vlad today, but quite a mixed bag in both difficulty and enjoyment for me. I really liked 17ac, 6dn and 7dn.

Guardian 26,756 – Picaroon

Wed December 16, 2015 at 1:14 pmWed December 16, 2015 at 6:42 am by Andrew

A typically high-quality puzzle from Picaroon today, with no theme (as far as I can see at this time in the morning) though a lot of reversals in the clues. Thanks to Picaroon … Read more >>

Guardian 26,755 / Puck

Tue December 15, 2015 at 10:22 amTue December 15, 2015 at 9:44 am by Gaufrid

A rather mixed bag today with some very easy clues to gain a foothold into the grid and others that needed quite a bit of thought to work out the solution and parsing. … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 839 Provis

Mon December 14, 2015 at 3:03 pmMon December 14, 2015 at 10:01 am by scchua

A slow start to this, but then a quick finish. Thanks to Provis. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Mock journalist about journey by bike (6) DERIDE : Reversal of(… about) … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26754 by Rufus

Mon December 14, 2015 at 3:19 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26754.

Guardian Prize 26,747 / Paul

Sat December 12, 2015 at 10:48 amSat December 12, 2015 at 12:01 am by Eileen

Hurrah! – another prize puzzle like what they used to be: not too difficult but needing – for me, at least – a bit of teasing out and a bit longer time than a … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26752 by Philistine

Fri December 11, 2015 at 11:40 amFri December 11, 2015 at 3:25 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26752.

Guardian 26,751 / Paul

Sun December 13, 2015 at 12:29 pmThu December 10, 2015 at 9:42 am by Eileen

A lovely puzzle from Paul, ingenious and witty, with a most congenial, for me, mini-theme. It caused a fair bit of head-scratching: several answers were inspired guesses, leading to relieved ‘ahas’ when the parsing … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26750 by Chifonie

Wed December 9, 2015 at 3:38 am by manehi

A quick solve and very enjoyable – favourites were 6ac and 12dn.

Guardian 26,749 – Brummie

Tue December 8, 2015 at 12:32 pmTue December 8, 2015 at 10:23 am by Andrew

An enjoyable puzzle from Brummie with some helpful anagrams to get things going. Thanks to the setter. Getting 12a and 22a early on led me to the theme of Andy Warhol and his … Read more >>