Guardian – Page 125 – Fifteensquared

Guardian Cryptic 28,580 by Imogen

Tue October 19, 2021 at 7:44 am by loonapick

Imogen's today's Guardian setter…

Guardian Quiptic 1,144/Carpathian

Mon October 18, 2021 at 7:54 am by Pierre

A sound, pleasing and well-constructed puzzle from Carpathian this morning. I’ve nowt more to say about it, and that’s meant as a brava! to the setter. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,579 by Pan

Mon October 18, 2021 at 2:52 pmMon October 18, 2021 at 2:24 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28579.

Guardian Saturday Crossword 28,572 by Tramp (9 October 2021)

Sat October 16, 2021 at 10:03 amSat October 16, 2021 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

After 350-odd posts on this site, this is my first ever Guardian cryptic blog – a personal milestone as I hold the Grauniad cryptic dear to my heart, having cut my cruciverbal teeth on it many aeons ago, and having been lucky enough to win the Saturday Prize (remember them?) on a few occasions…

Guardian Cryptic 28,577 by Picaroon

Fri October 15, 2021 at 4:19 pmFri October 15, 2021 at 3:15 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28577.

Guardian 28,576 / Vlad

Thu October 14, 2021 at 10:14 pmThu October 14, 2021 at 9:15 am by Eileen

Vlad sets a fairly tough challenge today, especially in the parsing department… … where, to my chagrin, after much staring and head-scratching, I need help in a couple of places (17 and 27 … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,575 by Boatman

Wed October 13, 2021 at 4:28 pmWed October 13, 2021 at 9:08 am by manehi

Found this tough, and had to guess and check 20dn at the end – still not sure about the parsing. Lots to enjoy, especially 8ac, 24ac, 2dn, 5dn, 11dn, and 17dn.

Guardian 28,574 – Qaos

Tue October 12, 2021 at 8:39 am by Andrew

I found this a bit harder than usual for Qaos, but in retrospect most of the clueing is quite straightforward, so maybe I just wasn’t thinking in the right way. I was led … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 1143 Hectence

Mon October 11, 2021 at 12:09 pmMon October 11, 2021 at 8:38 am by scchua

Thanks to Hectence. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Tourist needs face mask going round city centre (7) VISITOR : VISOR(archaic language for a “face mask”) containing(going round) central 2 letters … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,573 by Vulcan

Mon October 11, 2021 at 8:08 am by loonapick

Typical Monday fare, or was it?

Guardian Saturday puzzle 28,566 /Brummie

Fri August 5, 2022 at 7:50 pmSat October 9, 2021 at 12:49 am by Eileen

I know I’m not the only one of those whose heart sinks somewhat at the sight of ‘Special Instructions’ – and, understandably, I think, it sinks even further when I’m blogging – but … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28571 Paul

Fri October 8, 2021 at 8:43 am by scchua

Thank you to Paul. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Frame in competition — lose it (5,2) CRACK UP : RACK(a frame for holding or storing things, eg. your spice jars) … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,570 by Brendan

Thu October 7, 2021 at 3:17 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28570.

Guardian 28,569 / Crucible

Wed October 6, 2021 at 10:39 amWed October 6, 2021 at 8:59 am by Eileen

A welcome return for Crucible to fill the mid-week slot. We have a practically unmissable, I think, impressively wide-ranging theme of sports and games, in both clues and answers, with characteristically sound cluing … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,568 by Nutmeg

Tue October 5, 2021 at 8:43 am by manehi

Had a slow start into this, then all went very smoothly. Favourites were 10ac, 12ac, 26ac, 6dn, 7dn, and 22dn. Thanks to Nutmeg for the puzzle.