Guardian – Page 189 – Fifteensquared

Guardian Cryptic 27,778 by Qaos

Tue March 26, 2019 at 3:26 amTue March 26, 2019 at 2:50 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27778.

Guardian Quiptic 1,010/Hectence

Mon March 25, 2019 at 3:05 pmMon March 25, 2019 at 9:11 am by Pierre

Hectence is one of the longest-standing setters of the Quiptic, and she has compiled, as always, an elegant, tractable, and pleasing puzzle for us this morning. The blog, as always, is aimed at … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,777 by Chifonie

Mon March 25, 2019 at 9:35 amMon March 25, 2019 at 9:00 am by Quirister

Chifonie provides our Monday morning wake-up call: enough to get the brain working, but nothing too taxing.

Guardian 27,770 / Picaroon

Sat March 23, 2019 at 12:01 am by mhl

I got a bit stuck half way through this, though looking back I’m not sure why – I think all the clues are fair and not too hard. Some lovely misleading surface readings … Read more >>

Guardian 27,775 / Nutmeg

Fri March 22, 2019 at 1:11 pmFri March 22, 2019 at 9:40 am by Eileen

Nutmeg ends the week with her usual wit and elegance. I found this a bit more of a tussle than usual and at one point had the whole of the right hand side … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,774 by Paul

Thu March 21, 2019 at 9:48 amThu March 21, 2019 at 8:59 am by manehi

A slow, difficult, and satisfying solve. Favourites were 17ac, 1dn, 3dn, 7dn, and 22dn. Thanks to Paul.

Guardian 27,773 – Tramp

Wed March 20, 2019 at 7:54 am by Andrew

A very enjoyable puzzle from Tramp which has one of his characteristic themes running through some of the clues, albeit less all-pervasively than he sometimes manages (I may have missed some references). I … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,772 by Boatman

Tue March 19, 2019 at 7:53 amTue March 19, 2019 at 6:48 am by loonapick

A curious mix of easy and difficult clues form Boatman.

Guardian Quiptic 1,009 by Carpathian

Mon March 18, 2019 at 8:54 amMon March 18, 2019 at 7:50 am by newmarketsausage

Carpathian’s turn in the Quiptic slot this week.

Guardian Cryptic 27,771 by Vulcan

Mon March 18, 2019 at 1:28 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27771.

Guardian Prize 27,764 by Paul

Sat March 16, 2019 at 12:05 am by bridgesong

Paul on sparkling form this week, with two outrageous homophones.

Guardian Cryptic 27,769 by Paul

Fri March 15, 2019 at 2:04 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27769.

Guardian 27,768 / Philistine

Thu March 14, 2019 at 12:15 pmThu March 14, 2019 at 9:42 am by Eileen

Philistine breezes in to cheer another wet and windy day. This was all pretty straightforward, apart from one more tricksy piece of parsing – once again proving that a puzzle doesn’t need to … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,767 by Brendan

Wed March 13, 2019 at 1:10 pmWed March 13, 2019 at 7:08 am by manehi

Very fun with some very smooth and tricky surfaces. Favourites included 25ac, 3dn, 13dn, and 22dn. Many thanks to Brendan

Guardian 27,766 – Brummie

Tue March 12, 2019 at 9:02 amTue March 12, 2019 at 8:07 am by Andrew

A gentle workout from Brummie today, with quite a few rather obvious clues. No (obvious) theme that I can see, though I’m ready to be enlightened… Thanks to Brummie. And indeed there is … Read more >>