Guardian – Page 192 – Fifteensquared

Guardian Cryptic 27,741 by Pan

Mon February 11, 2019 at 2:23 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27741.

Guardian Prize 27,734 by Brendan

Sat February 9, 2019 at 1:20 pmSat February 9, 2019 at 12:00 am by PeeDee

I enjoyed this, and not hard once I caught on to Brendan’s ways of disguising the definitions as parts of wordplay. Thank you Brendan.

Guardian Cryptic 27,739 by Qaos

Fri February 8, 2019 at 12:12 pmFri February 8, 2019 at 2:03 am by PeterO

The puzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27739.

Guardian 27,738 / Imogen

Thu February 7, 2019 at 11:07 amThu February 7, 2019 at 10:24 am by Eileen

An enjoyable puzzle from Imogen for this Thursday morning. The construction of the clues was pretty straightforward – in fact, less of a challenge than Imogen often is – but they were all … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,737 by Nutmeg

Wed February 6, 2019 at 9:33 am by manehi

Enjoyed this – a lot of neat constructions and some sneaky definitions. The online Special instructions mentioning a correction to the clue for 9 down also brought a smile [9 across now reads “worthy committees”]. Favourites were 3dn and 13dn. Thanks to Nutmeg.

Guardian 27,736 – Pasquale

Tue February 5, 2019 at 8:57 am by Andrew

This was very much a puzzle of two halves for me: I filled in all the right-hand side quite quickly, but the left took much longer. As usual with Pasquale we have a … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 1003 Anto

Mon February 4, 2019 at 9:27 am by scchua

The last couple in were difficult for me. Thanks to Anto. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Moron had misinterpreted doctor’s prime directive (2,2,4) DO NO HARM : Anagram of(… misinterpreted) … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,735 by Chifonie

Mon February 4, 2019 at 11:12 amMon February 4, 2019 at 7:00 am by loonapick

The week kicks off with Chifonie’s Monday puzzle.

Genius No 187 by Vlad

Sun February 3, 2019 at 12:05 am by bridgesong

A tougher than usual Genius for January, employing a device that I don’t recall seeing before.

Guardian Prize 27,728 / Paul

Sat February 2, 2019 at 8:00 amSat February 2, 2019 at 12:02 am by Eileen

Unsurprisingly, Paul appears in his customary fortnightly Prize slot and thus coincides with my monthly blog. This was a challenge worthy of a Prize puzzle and I enjoyed solving it. I’m not always … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27733 Paul

Fri February 1, 2019 at 11:07 pmFri February 1, 2019 at 9:50 am by scchua

This was a bit daunting at the beginning. Thanks Paul. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Rider went, doing a backflip, one that’s out of this world (4,5) DEEP SPACE : … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,732 by Vlad

Thu January 31, 2019 at 2:59 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27732.

Guardian 27,731/ Picaroon

Wed January 30, 2019 at 12:03 pmWed January 30, 2019 at 9:30 am by Eileen

I shall not be surprised if crypticsue includes a reference to ‘lucky Eileen’ in any possible comment. 😉 A challenging and absorbing puzzle from Picaroon. I had very few entries on my first … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,730 by Brummie

Tue January 29, 2019 at 9:53 amTue January 29, 2019 at 9:00 am by manehi

Lots of enjoyable clues, and mostly not too tricky other than a few unfamiliar solution words that needed checking. Favourites were 5ac, 14ac, 17ac, and 15dn. Thanks to Brummie.

Guardian Quiptic 1002/Matilda

Mon January 28, 2019 at 10:08 am by Pierre

A lively and entertaining solve from Matilda this morning, with some inventive clueing to stretch those that fall into the ‘beginner’ rather than the ‘those in a hurry’ category. I have tried to … Read more >>