Andrew – Page 27 – Fifteensquared

Azed 2489

Sun March 1, 2020 at 7:04 amSun March 1, 2020 at 12:01 am by Andrew

After last week’s tricky Letters Latent puzzle, this one was a lot gentler, though of the usual high quality. Thanks to Azed. Across 1. SHAMBA Plot devising … Read more >>

Guardian 28,065 – Nutmeg

Tue February 25, 2020 at 7:30 am by Andrew

The rather strange grid, combined with four long multi-light answers, leads to an unusually small number of across clues Good fun as always from Nutmeg, though, so thanks to her. … Read more >>

Guardian 28,058 – Pan

Mon February 17, 2020 at 9:38 amMon February 17, 2020 at 8:00 am by Andrew

Even by “gentle Monday” standards I made short work of this, with a lot of write-ins. There seems to be a definite mistake in one clue, and I have a couple of other … Read more >>

Guardian 28,056 – Paul

Fri February 14, 2020 at 10:24 amFri February 14, 2020 at 7:38 am by Andrew

I made a slow start on this, with very few answers on my first pass through, but once I had a few in I was lucky to guess the long phrases from their … Read more >>

Guardian 28,049 – Puck

Thu February 6, 2020 at 11:38 amThu February 6, 2020 at 8:44 am by Andrew

Puck delivers a killer of a puzzle today…

Guardian 28,042 – Nutmeg

Wed January 29, 2020 at 9:06 am by Andrew

I got off to a promising start, with 1a and 5a going in immediately, but then slowed down somewhat. However, Nutmeg’s elegant and clear clueing gradually led me satisfyingly through to the finish, … Read more >>

Guardian 28,035 – Qaos

Tue January 21, 2020 at 8:51 am by Andrew

A typically entertaining and reasonably straightforward puzzle from Qaos today – thanks to him.

Azed 2483

Sun January 19, 2020 at 12:05 am by Andrew

Not too hard on the Azed scale, but as always I leaned some new words (most of which I will probably forget until the next time they tirne up) and a few interesting … Read more >>

Guardian 28,028 – Pan

Mon January 13, 2020 at 10:04 amMon January 13, 2020 at 8:24 am by Andrew

Quite tricky in parts for a Monday puzzle, I thought, but good fun. Thanks to Pan. Across 1. PIT STOP Pause during race to turn top on … Read more >>

Guardian 28,026 – Picaroon

Fri January 10, 2020 at 8:35 am by Andrew

I found this pretty easy going most of the time, though the SE corner held me up a little, but with all the wit and ingenuity we exapect from this setter. Thanks to … Read more >>

Guardian 28,019 – Chifonie

Thu January 2, 2020 at 9:36 amThu January 2, 2020 at 8:13 am by Andrew

Perhaps the day after a bank holiday is like a Monday, because this had a very Mondayish (or even Quiptic-ish) feel, with very straightforward clueing throughout. Thanks to Chifonie. … Read more >>

Guardian 28,006 – Crucible

Tue December 17, 2019 at 3:06 pmTue December 17, 2019 at 8:36 am by Andrew

A fairly gentle puzzle from Crucible today…

Guardian 27,999 – Vulcan

Mon December 9, 2019 at 9:11 amMon December 9, 2019 at 8:00 am by Andrew

The usual Monday mixture from Vulcan: some nice clues, but also a couple that at distinctly on the weak side. Thanks to Vulcan. I wonder if tomorrow’s puzzle number 30,000 will bring something … Read more >>

Azed 2477

Sun December 8, 2019 at 12:05 am by Andrew

The last competition puzzle before the Chrtistmas special, and a fairly gentle one (after the initial hurdle of it not being available on the website till Monday). Thanks to Azed. … Read more >>

Guardian 27,997 – Nutmeg

Fri December 6, 2019 at 8:53 am by Andrew

A puzzle of the high quality we’ve come to expect from this setter; not too hard (though I struggled slightly to finish the SE corner), but very satsfying and enjoyable. Thanks to Nutmeg. … Read more >>