Guardian – Page 284 – Fifteensquared

Guardian Cryptic 26724 by Rufus

Mon November 9, 2015 at 2:07 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26724.

Guardian 26,717 / Paul

Sat November 7, 2015 at 12:01 am by mhl

This was the usual very high standard of puzzle from Paul; we didn’t find it too difficult and there were plenty of clues to make us smile 🙂 Across 9. Spooner’s rejection of … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26722 by Tramp

Fri November 6, 2015 at 11:50 amFri November 6, 2015 at 2:54 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26722.

Guardian 26,721 / Paul

Thu November 5, 2015 at 4:45 pmThu November 5, 2015 at 10:04 am by Eileen

An enjoyable puzzle from Paul, with precise cluing, which helped with a couple of less well known words, and some amusing wordplay and surfaces. The theme is the eight Ivy League Universities – … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26720 by Arachne

Wed November 4, 2015 at 9:23 am by manehi

I’m always excited to see Arachne’s name at the top of the puzzle, and as usual she provides an entertaining challenge full of misdirection. Many lovely clues, but favourites were 10ac, 21ac, 27ac and 28ac.

Guardian 26,719 – Picaroon

Tue November 3, 2015 at 7:19 am by Andrew

An entertaining and not-too-difficult puzzle from Picaroon. I spotted the theme almost immediately from 9a and 10a, but it didn’t help greatly, as all of the 13 fish (shown in blue below) have … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26718 by Orlando

Mon November 2, 2015 at 9:26 am by flashling

Wot no Rufus? A relatively gentle Orlando is always a welcome change.

Quiptic 833 by Provis

Mon November 2, 2015 at 8:08 am by newmarketsausage

An enjoyable dip into the week’s cryptic waters from Quiptic regular Provis.

Guardian Genius 148 by Crucible

Sun November 1, 2015 at 2:58 pmSun November 1, 2015 at 8:39 am by mc_rapper67

A ‘centripetal’ jigsaw, with 20 clues in a mystery sequence, two unclued ‘kitchen items’, and a solitary square in the middle to be deduced as an ‘appropriate’ Roman numeral. Help! Stop the world, … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 26711 by Shed

Sat October 31, 2015 at 12:05 am by bridgesong

A very straightforward puzzle with no theme this week.

Guardian Cryptic 26716 Nutmeg

Fri October 30, 2015 at 10:47 amFri October 30, 2015 at 8:20 am by scchua

(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) A warm-up to tomorrow’s prize challenge. … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26715 by Boatman Fifty Variations on an Original Theme

Thu October 29, 2015 at 9:56 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26715.

Guardian 26,714 / Screw

Wed October 28, 2015 at 12:14 pmWed October 28, 2015 at 9:54 am by Eileen

After Crucible’s toughie yesterday, today it’s the Turn of the Screw – another tough challenge. I thoroughly enjoyed this puzzle, which is full of inventive cluing and really innovative definitions, with lots of … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26713 by Crucible

Tue October 27, 2015 at 8:52 am by manehi

Found this very tough all the way through, but with plenty to enjoy – my favourite was 9dn. Thanks, Crucible.

Guardian Quiptic 832/Pan

Mon October 26, 2015 at 8:19 am by Pierre

Pan always gives us a sound Quiptic, and that was the case this morning. One or two trickier ones, and a not entirely helpful grid for an entry-level puzzle, but it was all … Read more >>