Andrew – Page 46 – Fifteensquared

Guardian 26569 – Otterden

Tue May 19, 2015 at 9:08 amTue May 12, 2015 at 9:13 am by Andrew

A few nice clues here, including some ingenious “subtractive anagrams”, and a mini-theme around the answer to 25d … … but in general I’m afraid this confirms my opinion of Otterden’s puzzles as … Read more >>

Guardian 26,562 / Chifonie

Wed May 13, 2015 at 8:33 amMon May 4, 2015 at 7:51 am by Andrew

Rufus gets a Bank Holiday break and Chifonie steps in from the bench, with a typically straightforward but elegant and well-constructed puzzle. Thanks to Chifonie. Across 1. … Read more >>

Azed 2238

Sun May 3, 2015 at 12:05 am by Andrew

After my run of specials, it’s almost a relief to have “just” a Plain Azed to blog. I didn’t get off too lightly, though: I did about three-quarters of this quite quickly and … Read more >>

Guardian 26,560 – Crucible

Fri May 1, 2015 at 8:45 am by Andrew

I got off to a quick start in the NW corner, but then slowed down somewhat, even with the help of the useful 4d. Quite an “arty” puzzle, with two writers and two … Read more >>

Guardian 26,553 – Puck

Thu April 23, 2015 at 1:18 pmThu April 23, 2015 at 9:25 am by Andrew

Some good Puckish fun, with a theme explained by one clue: I solved this one early on, and it was quite a help in getting some of the other answers. Thanks to Puck, … Read more >>

Guardian 26,546 – Pasquale

Wed April 15, 2015 at 7:37 am by Andrew

This started off seeming quite a gentle ride by Pasquale standards, but I got a bit held up on the left-hand side by what I think is a rather unsatisfactory clue for 1d. … Read more >>

Guardian 26,539 – Paul

Tue April 7, 2015 at 10:46 amTue April 7, 2015 at 9:29 am by Andrew

Good fun as always from Paul, with a mini-theme around the two long answers. I got both of these early on, from the enumerations and a few crossing letters, and the rest didn’t … Read more >>

Guardian 26,532 – Rufus

Mon March 30, 2015 at 9:17 am by Andrew

I found this a little harder than usual for Rufus, getting a bit stuck towards the end in the SE corner, perhaps partly because of the unhelpful grid, but also enjoyed it more … Read more >>

Guardian 26,530 – Crucible

Fri March 27, 2015 at 8:37 am by Andrew

An enjoyable and reasonably straightforward puzzle, though I made things harder for myself by careless entering a couple of vaguely-plausible but wrong answers early on. Thanks to Crucible There’s a theme of weather … Read more >>

Azed 2232 – Double Trouble

Sun March 22, 2015 at 12:01 am by Andrew

My Azed blogging has been perfectly synchronised with the appearance of specials recently – this is the fourth in a row that I’ve had to contend with. I was going to say that … Read more >>

Guardian 26,523 – Paul

Thu March 19, 2015 at 8:53 am by Andrew

I thought I was in a for an easy ride when the first two acrosses were write-ins; things slowed down after that, but I made steady progress and found it a satisfying solve. … Read more >>

Guardian 26,516 – Vlad

Wed March 11, 2015 at 9:07 am by Andrew

Another week, another new setter. Actually Vlad has appeared a couple of times as the setter of the Genius puzzle (including the current one), but I think this is his (?) first appearance … Read more >>

Guardian 26,509 – Screw

Tue March 3, 2015 at 8:58 am by Andrew

A new setter makes his Guardian debut, and a very promising one, with a good variety of sound clues. I found this quite hard, perhaps partly because I didn’t know what to expect, … Read more >>

Guardian Genius 140 – Paul

Sun March 1, 2015 at 12:05 am by Andrew

The special instructions seemed vaguely familiar, and after a bit of searching I found that the idea of the definition applying to the answer of a different clue was used a couple of … Read more >>

Guardian 26,502 – Rufus

Mon February 23, 2015 at 1:26 pmMon February 23, 2015 at 9:14 am by Andrew

Eleven cryptic definitions out of 26 clues? I think that must be a record, even for a Rufus puzzle; and some of them are rather weak, or otherwise satisfactory, as noted below. So, … Read more >>