Guardian – Page 289 – Fifteensquared

Guardian 26,733 – Chifonie

Thu November 19, 2015 at 8:06 am by Andrew

A fairly typical Chifonie puzzle, with lots of charades and other straightforward constructions, but none the worse for that. A couple of answers may be unfamiliar to some. but they’re clearly clued. Thanks … Read more >>

Guardian 26,732 by Vlad

Wed November 18, 2015 at 9:32 am by flashling

The crossword gods seem to have it in for me this week, first the Indy, now the Guardian web sites not working.

Guardian Cryptic 26731 by Imogen

Tue November 17, 2015 at 2:44 pmTue November 17, 2015 at 3:15 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26731.

Guardian 26,730 /Rufus

Mon November 16, 2015 at 9:30 am by Eileen

Here’s Rufus with a fairly typical Monday medley of anagrams and double or cryptic definitions and a generous sprinkling of his trademark nautical references [plus five educational ones]. Thanks to him for the … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 835 Hectence

Mon November 16, 2015 at 10:47 amMon November 16, 2015 at 3:03 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.) Another enjoyable Quiptic from Hectence, thank you. … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 26,723 / Puck

Sat November 14, 2015 at 5:08 pmSat November 14, 2015 at 12:02 am by Eileen

What a super puzzle! – and one most worthy of the Prize slot. I found it a challenge but an absorbing one – I was never completely stuck and the clues unravelled at a very … Read more >>

Guardian 26,728 / Otterden

Fri November 13, 2015 at 10:36 am by Eileen

Looking back – it’s a long time since I blogged an Otterden puzzle – I find I’m once again going to echo the opening words of Andrew’s preamble to the most recent puzzle: … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26727 by Qaos

Thu November 12, 2015 at 9:14 amThu November 12, 2015 at 7:36 am by manehi

Lots of well-clued fun from Qaos today…

Guardian 26,726 – Brummie

Wed November 11, 2015 at 8:04 am by Andrew

I rattled through most of this pretty quickly, helped by a lot of anagrams and some other rather obvious clues. I have a nagging worry that I’m missing a theme here, but I … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26725 by Philistine

Tue November 10, 2015 at 12:02 pmTue November 10, 2015 at 10:14 am by flashling

Special instructions – 4 clues had no definition. I found this a bit of struggle to get going with some unusual clue formations.

Guardian Quiptic 834/Moley

Mon November 9, 2015 at 8:19 am by Pierre

A fine Quiptic from Moley. Just right for engaging brain on a Monday morning. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed … Read more >>

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 >>