Guardian – Page 285 – Fifteensquared

Guardian Cryptic 26,783 by Rufus

Mon January 18, 2016 at 1:13 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26783.

Guardian Prize 26,776 by Paul

Sat January 16, 2016 at 6:39 pmSat January 16, 2016 at 12:02 am by PeeDee

Thank you Paul, always a pleasure to solve and blog.

Guardian Cryptic 26,781 by Paul

Fri January 15, 2016 at 2:10 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26781.

Guardian 26,780 / Picaroon

Thu January 14, 2016 at 5:56 pmThu January 14, 2016 at 9:36 am by Eileen

I said yesterday that I was rather disappointed not to get Crucible’s puzzle to blog. And now here’s a cracker from another of my top favourite setters, on top form, sparkling with his … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26,779 by Crucible

Wed January 13, 2016 at 10:19 am by manehi

Very enjoyable – favourite was 12ac, but there were many excellent clues. Thanks Crucible.

Guardian 26,778 – Nutmeg

Tue January 12, 2016 at 8:10 am by Andrew

Another excellent puzzle from Nutmeg, which started seeming a bit impenetrable, but yielded steadily and satisfyingly. Thanks to this gem of a setter. Across 1. THROUGH TRAFFIC … Read more >>

Guardian 26,777 / Rufus

Mon January 11, 2016 at 9:20 am by Gaufrid

What can one say? Just what we know we are going to get from Rufus on a Monday. A gentle start to the week with not too much wordplay to ponder over. . … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 843 Anto

Mon January 11, 2016 at 6:02 pmMon January 11, 2016 at 7:34 am by scchua

I daresay, relatively speaking, I spent more time on this than most Cryptics. Thanks to Anto. I recall that commenters (mostly) rounded on this setter in his/her previous outings. Déjà vu! Definitions are … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 26,770 / Shed

Sat January 9, 2016 at 3:17 pmSat January 9, 2016 at 12:01 am by Eileen

A witty and topical Prize puzzle from Shed, whose name I was pleased to see for my first Prize blog of the new year. [The puzzle was published on the day that the … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26775 Otterden

Fri January 8, 2016 at 9:59 pmFri January 8, 2016 at 9:14 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.) Found this easy enough to start … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26774 by Pasquale

Thu January 7, 2016 at 12:59 pmThu January 7, 2016 at 3:27 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26774.

Guardian 26,773 / Chifonie

Wed January 6, 2016 at 3:26 pmWed January 6, 2016 at 10:11 am by Eileen

I’m in rather grumpy mode this morning: I’m in the minority here, I think, in that I actually pay for the paper – and hence the crossword – and so it was annoying, … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26772 by Brummie

Tue January 5, 2016 at 3:41 amTue January 5, 2016 at 3:05 am by manehi

Took a while to get started, sped up in the middle, and hesitantly entered in the last few. Favourites were 21ac and 16dn.

Guardian 26,771 – Rufus

Mon January 4, 2016 at 9:18 am by Andrew

If Rufus has made any New Year’s resolutions, then “use fewer cryptic definitions” clearly isn’t one of them. Seven here (and four doubles), several of which I find pretty weak. Still, I know … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 842/Pan

Mon January 4, 2016 at 8:35 am by Pierre

A sound Quiptic from Pan. Perhaps a bit tricky in places, but I’ll put that down to having been roughed up by Radian in the Independent earlier on this morning. … Read more >>