Guardian – Page 389 – Fifteensquared

Guardian Prize 25,406 / Brummie

Sat August 27, 2011 at 1:17 pmSat August 27, 2011 at 1:00 am by Eileen

I was away for the weekend and took my Guardian with me. I was, naturally, amazed and disappointed to find the previous day’s Araucaria’s puzzle when I opened it to solve the crossword! … Read more >>

Guardian N° 25,411 by Gordius

Fri August 26, 2011 at 3:46 pm by PeterO

Once I had dug out the answer to 1A, this puzzle gave me little trouble. Gordius comes up with several ingenious misdirections, and a smile at 24A; but there are also some clues (10A, 13A, 17A) where he seems to be waving his arms about furiously to indicate the answer. I submitted this blog first to Gaufrid, who had a few useful comments; my thanks to him.

Guardian Cryptic 25410 Bonxie

Thu August 25, 2011 at 7:00 pmThu August 25, 2011 at 11:37 am by scchua

I had come across a few Bonxies I couldn’t complete, and was afraid this one would be the same – well almost, with the NW being the last to yield. Tricky in places, … Read more >>

Guardian 25,409 / Enigmatist

Wed August 24, 2011 at 10:10 am by Eileen

Well, this was a surprise for a Wednesday – especially as I was convinced we were due for a Gordius – but I’m certainly not complaining! It was quite a tough work-out but … Read more >>

Guardian 25,408 – Paul

Tue August 23, 2011 at 2:31 am by Uncle Yap

What a pleasure to wake up to a Paul puzzle with all its multi-various devices of all hues, shapes and sizes; and none boring. If you were to see me solving and working … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 614 / Hectence

Mon August 22, 2011 at 10:21 am by Big Dave

In previous reviews of Quiptics by Hectence I have commented on the high number of anagrams. This count is considerably reduced today. I still think that many of the constructs and indicators were … Read more >>

Guardian 25,407 – Rufus

Mon August 22, 2011 at 7:56 amMon August 22, 2011 at 6:43 am by Andrew

Standard Rufus fare, rather heavy on the cryptic definitions for my taste (six of them). I don’t think I was quite on the right wavelength for this one today, as it took me … Read more >>

Guardian 25,400 / Araucaria

Sat August 20, 2011 at 12:01 am by mhl

A fun and very devious prize crossword, which took us a couple of train journeys to complete. There’s a nice theme of film and television which linked six of the clues. Some points … Read more >>

Guardian 25,405 / Araucaria

Fri August 19, 2011 at 11:26 amFri August 19, 2011 at 10:46 am by Stella

Not the best circumstances for my first Araucaria blog, as I’m on holiday in Ireland, and haven’t much time to think things through, so I’m afraid there are two or three blanks which … Read more >>

Guardian 25,404 / Boatman

Thu August 18, 2011 at 5:02 pmThu August 18, 2011 at 10:09 am by Eileen

It’s five months since I blogged a Boatman puzzle and I commented then that we don’t see him often enough. There have been only two in between, so that’s certainly true! We know … Read more >>

Guardian 25,403 – Pasquale

Wed August 17, 2011 at 8:07 amWed August 17, 2011 at 12:58 am by Andrew

A welcome return for The Don. There’s nothing too difficult here, except that 20dn was a new word for me (though easily guessable), and the phrase at 10dn may be unfamiliar to some, … Read more >>

Guardian 25,402 – Puck

Tue August 16, 2011 at 7:49 amTue August 16, 2011 at 2:39 am by Uncle Yap

What a beautiful morning. The last time I blogged a Puck, it was such a pleasure as his puzzle was “inspired” by a term I coined, Puck the Magic Dragon. This time round, … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic N° 25,401 by Rufus

Mon August 15, 2011 at 12:02 pmMon August 15, 2011 at 3:38 am by PeterO

A gentle outing, even by the standards of Rufus, despite a couple of definitions that were new to me.

Quiptic N° 613 by Arachne

Mon August 15, 2011 at 2:59 am by PeterO

Several of the clues required some thought to work out the wordplay; in all this Quiptic took me longer to solve than today’s Rufus.

Guardian Prize Puzzle No 25,394 by Paul

Sun August 14, 2011 at 7:48 amSat August 13, 2011 at 12:05 am by bridgesong

This was the hardest prize puzzle that I can remember for quite some time, made even harder by the schoolboy blunder at 20 down. I see that the web version now has a … Read more >>