Guardian – Page 282 – Fifteensquared

Guardian Cryptic 26,820 by Imogen

Tue March 1, 2016 at 2:06 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26820.

Guardian Quiptic 850/Beale

Mon February 29, 2016 at 9:51 am by Pierre

I found this a difficult Quiptic, and when I’d finished solving and blogging it, I discovered why. Quiptics with a theme are about as rare as hens’ teeth, but there’s one here. It’s … Read more >>

Guardian 26,819 / Rufus

Mon February 29, 2016 at 8:49 am by Eileen

A traditional Rufus medley, with perhaps more anagrams and fewer cryptic and double definitions than usual. There are a couple of places where the cluing seems rather awry but it’s perhaps me being … Read more >>

Guardian 26,812 / Brummie

Sat February 27, 2016 at 9:22 amSat February 27, 2016 at 12:01 am by mhl

I really enjoy Brummie’s crosswords – always entertaining and often with interesting vocabulary and wordplay. I didn’t spot any particular theme here; the notable thing that jumped out at us were a couple … Read more >>

Guardian 26,817 / Picaroon

Fri February 26, 2016 at 9:21 am by Eileen

This is the fourth Picaroon puzzle in a row that has fallen to me to blog – absolutely no complaints from me but I suspect there may be from some of my fellow-bloggers. … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26,816 by Chifonie

Thu February 25, 2016 at 2:44 am by manehi

Nice and mostly simple – favourites were 24ac and 13dn. Thanks, Chifonie.

Guardian 26,815 – Philistine

Wed February 24, 2016 at 10:31 amWed February 24, 2016 at 8:31 am by Andrew

A very satisfying puzzle from Philistine today, with lots of clues that seemed impenetrable at first but gradually yielded, including a few where the letters of the answer literally appear in the clue, … Read more >>

Guardian 26,814 / Arachne

Tue February 23, 2016 at 9:28 amTue February 23, 2016 at 8:23 am by Gaufrid

I had the pleasure of blogging Arachne’s last appearance five weeks ago and good fortune has favoured me again. To start off with, I thought this was going to be somewhat easier than … Read more >>

Quiptic 849 by Anto

Mon February 22, 2016 at 9:01 am by newmarketsausage

The newest kid on the Quiptic block returns with an enjoyable challenge to start us on the cryptic week.

Guardian Cryptic 26,813 by Rufus

Mon February 22, 2016 at 3:12 pmMon February 22, 2016 at 1:33 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26813.

Guardian Prize 26,806 by Puck

Sat February 20, 2016 at 11:36 amSat February 20, 2016 at 12:05 am by bridgesong

Another characteristically witty offering from Puck, with lots of story-telling surfaces.

Guardian Cryptic 26,811 by Paul

Fri February 19, 2016 at 12:19 pmFri February 19, 2016 at 2:01 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26811.

Guardian 26,810 / Boatman

Thu February 18, 2016 at 10:05 amThu February 18, 2016 at 9:32 am by Eileen

A clever themed puzzle from Boatman, with some intricate wordplay and some ‘innovative’ anagram indicators, together with some, for me, rather loose definitions. I think there may be some protests about obscurity or … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26,809 by Shed

Wed February 17, 2016 at 8:13 am by manehi

Lots of tricky bits here, and quite a few answers entered in before they were fully parsed. Favourites 27ac, 29ac and 6dn. Thanks Shed.

Guardian 26,808 – Vlad

Tue February 16, 2016 at 8:15 am by Andrew

Once again the crossword has not (yet) been published properly on the Guardian website, though fortunately for me the PDF version is available here. After that difficulty, I had to struggle with Vlad, … Read more >>