Guardian – Page 164 – Fifteensquared

Guardian 28,090 / Brummie

Wed March 25, 2020 at 9:14 am by Eileen

Brummie sets an interesting and enjoyable challenge today. Brummie’s surfaces are not always the most elegant but I thought there were some neat ones here. His puzzles often have a theme but I … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,089 by Pasquale

Tue March 24, 2020 at 8:01 am by manehi

Lots of fun – I got off to a quick start then got stuck for a while in the middle. Favourites were 5ac, 16ac, 17ac, 24ac, 29ac, and 9dn. Thanks to Pasquale

Guardian Quiptic 1,062/Anto

Mon March 23, 2020 at 10:46 amMon March 23, 2020 at 9:48 am by Pierre

Anto has produced a generally sound Quiptic for us this morning, which some newer solvers might have found a stretch in places. But if you’re doing the Quiptics to learn and improve then … Read more >>

Guardian 28,088 – Vulcan

Mon March 23, 2020 at 9:03 amMon March 23, 2020 at 7:31 am by Andrew

Another quickie from Vulcan, with what felt like a lot of anagrams and the usual smattering of cryptic definitions. Thanks to Vulcan. Across 1. LEGIBLE On stage, … Read more >>

Guardian 28,081 / Picaroon

Sat March 21, 2020 at 7:06 amSat March 21, 2020 at 12:01 am by mhl

I hope all 15² bloggers and commenters are looking after yourselves and others in these worrying times. To take our mind off things a bit, there was this lovely puzzle from Picaroon – … Read more >>

Guardian 28,086 – Brendan

Fri March 20, 2020 at 9:36 amFri March 20, 2020 at 8:40 am by Andrew

Not too difficult for a Friday, but very entertaining.

Guardian Cryptic 28085 Boatman

Thu March 19, 2020 at 10:31 amThu March 19, 2020 at 9:48 am by scchua

Thanks to Boatman for a could-hardly-be-missed theme crossword. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 7 Does run-out cause a lot of noise? (7) RESOUND : Anagram of(…-out) DOES RUN. 8 Facing the … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,084 by Qaos

Wed March 18, 2020 at 2:40 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28084. Forgive me if this sounds like damning with faint praise, but after yesterday’s Puck, what would not be anticlimactic? My real gripe is not with Qaos, … Read more >>

Guardian 28,083 / Puck

Tue March 17, 2020 at 8:08 pmTue March 17, 2020 at 8:56 am by Eileen

I’m always delighted to see Puck’s name on a puzzle, particularly when I’m blogging – and he’s on top form today. I was a bit daunted at the beginning, seeing two clues containing … Read more >>

Quiptic 1,061 by Matilda

Mon March 16, 2020 at 9:00 am by Quirister

Another enjoyable Quiptic from Matilda this morning. (Or last Thursday, for those who noticed it was erroneously published early under the Cryptic heading on the Guardian website.) The wordplay in 11a and the … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,082 by Chifonie

Mon March 16, 2020 at 8:14 am by manehi

A nice difficulty for a Monday, and several clues that raised a smile – I particularly liked 1ac, 9ac, 22ac, 6dn, and 20dn. Thanks to Chifonie

Guardian Prize 28,075 by Paul

Sat March 14, 2020 at 9:29 amSat March 14, 2020 at 12:01 am by bridgesong

A classic prize puzzle from Paul with some lovely surfaces. I have commented before on how inventive Paul is. Here he comes up with a fresh way of clueing PINAFORE and finds a … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,080 by Paul

Fri March 13, 2020 at 1:38 am by manehi

A slow solve with some tricky parsing. I especially liked 13ac, 27ac, and 1dn – other favourites were 25ac, 31ac, and 21dn. Thanks to Paul.

Guardian 28,079 – Crucible

Thu March 12, 2020 at 8:52 am by Andrew

Good entertainment from Crucible this morning, with one outrageously parochial/dated reference, and one clue I can’t fully parse at 11a. Thanks to Crucible.

Guardian Cryptic 28,078 by Nutmeg

Wed March 11, 2020 at 7:23 am by loonapick

An elegant, but not iverly challenging, puzzle from Nutmeg in today’s Guardian.