Guardian – Page 196 – Fifteensquared

Guardian Cryptic 27,690 by Puck

Wed December 12, 2018 at 8:48 amWed December 12, 2018 at 8:13 am by loonapick

Some unusual words in this puzzle from Puck.

Guardian Cryptic 27,689 by Brummie

Tue December 11, 2018 at 3:25 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27689.

Guardian 27,688 / Brendan

Mon December 10, 2018 at 1:24 pmMon December 10, 2018 at 9:59 am by Eileen

What a lovely Monday morning surprise, to find a puzzle by Brendan, after a nine-month absence! A puzzle that couldn’t have been more up my street. I had only three across … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 995 Carpathian

Mon December 10, 2018 at 3:52 am by scchua

A good Quiptic, with the NE corner the last to yield. Thanks to Carpathian. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Swimmer private investigator managed to hoax regularly (7) PIRANHA : PI(abbrev. … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 27,681 / Brummie

Sat December 8, 2018 at 8:44 amSat December 8, 2018 at 12:02 am by Eileen

Well, it was pretty surely not going to be Paul, since we’d had him the previous Saturday and the following Friday, so I was intrigued as to who would get this Prize slot, … Read more >>

Guardian 27,686 / Tramp

Fri December 7, 2018 at 9:55 am by Gaufrid

Eileen still has internet access problems (hopefully being resolved today) and so has asked me to cover for her. I was pleased to see that it was Tramp today but then less pleased … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,685 by Imogen

Thu December 6, 2018 at 8:50 am by manehi

Fun and challenging stuff, with a quick start into a slow finish and some tricky parsing afterwards. Favourites 13ac, 6dn, 8dn, and 15dn. Thanks to Imogen.

Guardian 27,684 – Picaroon

Wed December 5, 2018 at 8:21 am by Andrew

Another excellent puzzle from our favourite pirate, which revealed its secrets gradually and satisfyingly. Thanks to Picaroon. Across 1. INSURMOUNTABLE Cover put around album not working? It’s … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,683 by Nutmeg

Tue December 4, 2018 at 7:43 am by loonapick

A not so spicy Nutmeg offering today.

Guardian Quiptic 994/Pan

Mon December 3, 2018 at 9:30 am by Pierre

A delightful Quiptic from Pan this morning which will have given many less experienced solvers the ‘yes, finished it!’ experience. If there is anything that I haven’t explained well enough, just ask. … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,682 by Chifonie

Mon December 3, 2018 at 2:54 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27682.

Guardian Genius 185 – Picaroon

Sun December 2, 2018 at 12:05 am by Gaufrid

Well, this was fun, though I would have preferred it to have lasted a little longer. The first clue that I solved during my first quick pass through them was 24ac, which was … Read more >>

Guardian 27,675 / Paul

Sat December 1, 2018 at 12:01 am by mhl

We normally complete Paul’s crosswords pretty quickly, but this one took ages! That’s a bit surprising in retrospect since there’s nothing very obscure here. A high quality puzzle, as ever – thank-you, Paul! … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,680 by Paul

Fri November 30, 2018 at 1:10 pmFri November 30, 2018 at 2:35 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27680.

Guardian 27,679 / Boatman

Thu November 29, 2018 at 11:14 am by Eileen

A blog posted in haste and with fingers crossed, together with my apologies for its late appearance. I was having great problems all day yesterday with my newly-installed router and at bedtime I … Read more >>