Guardian – Page 297 – Fifteensquared

Guardian 26,634 by Rufus

Mon July 27, 2015 at 2:11 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26634.

Guardian Prize 26,627 / Puck

Sat July 25, 2015 at 12:02 am by Eileen

I know I’m not the only one to be sorely missing Saturday ‘Araubeticals’ [© Muck] and it was a real joy to find this one from Puck, one of my favourite setters. It … Read more >>

Guardian 26,632 by Screw

Fri July 24, 2015 at 3:36 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26632.

Guardian 26,631 / Paul

Thu July 23, 2015 at 1:37 pmThu July 23, 2015 at 9:33 am by Eileen

It was something of a surprise to see a Paul puzzle with a theme that was so overtly stated and that at first sight seemed rather daunting. Paul had a wealth of outlandish … Read more >>

Guardian 26,630 by Chifonie

Wed July 22, 2015 at 10:07 am by manehi

Plenty of fun, and trickier than usual for a Chifonie. Favourites 10ac and 21ac.

Guardian 26,629 – Shed

Tue July 21, 2015 at 10:49 amTue July 21, 2015 at 8:45 am by Andrew

I started off slowly on this one (for no obvious reason), but it yielded steadily, making a very enjoyable and satisfying solve. Thanks to Shed. Across 9. … Read more >>

Guardian 26,628 by Rufus

Mon July 20, 2015 at 9:43 amMon July 20, 2015 at 8:41 am by flashling

Well it’s Monday, it’s Rufus, what do you think you’ll be getting?

Guardian Quiptic 818/Moley

Mon July 20, 2015 at 7:16 am by Pierre

Moley has produced a fine Quiptic for us this morning. Plenty of Easy Annies to get us going, then the rest clearly clued with some lovely surfaces. And as we have remarked many … Read more >>

Guardian 26,621 / Paul

Sat July 18, 2015 at 12:01 am by mhl

A very enjoyable prize puzzle from Paul … … with a theme of Presidents of the USA. Here are the references I spotted: Obama in 9 across Carter in 10 across Eisenhower in … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26626 Crucible

Fri July 17, 2015 at 10:11 amFri July 17, 2015 at 6:03 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.) As is quite normal for a … Read more >>

Guardian 26,625 by Paul

Thu July 16, 2015 at 12:44 pmThu July 16, 2015 at 3:18 am by PeterO

The puzzle maybe found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26625.

Guardian 26,624 / Qaos

Wed July 15, 2015 at 9:06 am by Eileen

The usual fun from Qaos, with a nice variety of clues and good surfaces throughout. One of the challenges with a Qaos puzzle is spotting a theme but this one was fairly easily … Read more >>

Guardian 26,623 by Pasquale

Tue July 14, 2015 at 8:35 am by manehi

An enjoyable struggle, with some tricky clues and a couple of new words for me. Favourite was 1dn.

Quiptic 817 by Hectence

Mon July 13, 2015 at 12:04 pmMon July 13, 2015 at 9:07 am by newmarketsausage

Hectence returns to the Quiptic slot with a puzzle that provides the old grey matter with a decent Monday morning workout.

A very characteristic Rufus puzzle, with lots of double and cryptic definitions. These can sometimes cause a bit of a hold-up, but I found this a very quick solve, with lots of write-ins. … Read more >>