Guardian – Page 163 – Fifteensquared

Guardian Cryptic 28,103 by Nutmeg

Thu April 9, 2020 at 8:32 amThu April 9, 2020 at 7:09 am by manehi

Lots of fun with some very nice misdirection – favourites were 14ac, 20ac, 23ac, 5dn, and 15dn. Thanks to Nutmeg

Guardian 28,102 – Qaos

Wed April 8, 2020 at 8:45 am by Andrew

Qaos has a tendency to be somewhat “liberal” with his cryptic grammar at times. I don’t usually complain about this, but there seems to be rather more of it than usual here, with … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,101 by Vlad

Tue April 7, 2020 at 7:43 am by loonapick

I always struggle with Vlad puzzles, and this was no exception.

Guardian Quiptic 1,064/Pasquale

Mon April 6, 2020 at 8:19 am by Pierre

It’s almost two years to the day since Pasquale last compiled a Quiptic for us. In the main cryptic slot in the Guardian, he is considered to be a fair but sometimes difficult … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,100 by Vulcan

Mon April 6, 2020 at 2:58 pmMon April 6, 2020 at 2:03 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28100. I try not to be negative, but the best I can say here is that it was over quickly. Three cryptic definitions about which Rufus might … Read more >>

Guardian Genius 201

Sun April 5, 2020 at 12:01 am by duncanshiell

The March Genius is one of the hardest puzzles I have encountered in this series of puzzles. The changes used to get from defined answers to treated answers were more … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 28,093 by Philistine

Sat April 4, 2020 at 12:00 am by PeeDee

I found this entertaining, a nice variety of clues. Thank you Philistine. ACROSS 9 HERMITAGE Tradition to include prom finale in retreat (9) HERITAGE (tradition) contains (to include) proM (final letter) 10 … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,098 by Tramp

Fri April 3, 2020 at 2:49 pmFri April 3, 2020 at 3:24 am by PeterO

The puzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28098. A tough end to the week’s Guardians, with two &lits, both rather tortured (as &lits tend to be), and a couple of definitions which look doubtful … Read more >>

Guardian 28097 / Puck

Fri April 3, 2020 at 9:25 pmThu April 2, 2020 at 9:40 am by Eileen

My second Puck blog in a row – and I’m not complaining. We’re sadly in need of Puck’s wit and puckish playfulness just now and there’s plenty of it here – lots of … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,096 by Chifonie

Wed April 1, 2020 at 11:08 am by manehi

Apologies for the delayed blog. This was a quick solve in the end, and at least on the online version, it seems that there are typos in 3dn’s clue and in the solution offered for 12ac.

Guardian 28,095 – Matilda

Tue March 31, 2020 at 8:39 amTue March 31, 2020 at 7:55 am by Andrew

Matilda is familiar as a setter of Quiptics, but I think this is her first appearance in the cryptic spot. This was an enjoyable but brief diversion as another long day of confinement … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 1063 Hectence

Mon March 30, 2020 at 8:15 am by scchua

Thanks to Hectence for this nice Quiptic. Definitions are underlined in the clues. It’s a “pangram”: A to Y plus OMEGA, the last in a series, or Z in this case. Across 1 … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,094 by Pan

Mon March 30, 2020 at 7:48 am by loonapick

A bit tougher than the normal Monday.

Guardian Prize 28,087 / Paul

Sat March 28, 2020 at 12:02 am by Eileen

Paul turns up in the Saturday Prize slot, once again coinciding with my monthly blog. On the whole, this was straightforward enough but three clues [9 and 20 ac and 21dn] took as … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28092 Picaroon

Fri March 27, 2020 at 10:29 am by scchua

Thanks to Picaroon for the enjoyable challenge. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Complaint one twit receives over a bit of a pint (5,5) FLUID OUNCE : FLU(short for “influenza”/an illness/a … Read more >>