Guardian – Page 206 – Fifteensquared

Guardian Cryptic 27,565 by Brummie

Thu July 19, 2018 at 9:40 amThu July 19, 2018 at 9:02 am by manehi

Found this a little tricky, struggling to finish in the SW corner. Favourites were 13ac, 7dn, 14dn, and 16dn. Thanks to Brummie

Guardian Cryptic 27,564 by Vlad

Wed July 18, 2018 at 12:10 pmWed July 18, 2018 at 8:47 am by Teacow

A very enjoyable VLAD this morning – quite a challenge

Guardian Cryptic 27,563 by Pasquale

Tue July 17, 2018 at 1:57 pmTue July 17, 2018 at 7:29 am by loonapick

The puzzle can be solved online here.

Guardian Quiptic 974/Hectence

Mon July 16, 2018 at 9:07 am by Pierre

A delightful Quiptic from Hectence, I thought. Because it’s a beginners’ puzzle, I have tried to give full explanations, but if there is anything you don’t get, just ask. Abbreviations … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,562 by Vulcan

Mon July 16, 2018 at 3:37 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27562.

Guardian 27,555 / Paul

Sat July 14, 2018 at 9:05 pmSat July 14, 2018 at 12:01 am by mhl

I’ll be interested to see if other people found this as tough as we did! It’s one of those ones where looking back I’m not sure why it was quite so hard, but … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,560 by Picaroon

Fri July 13, 2018 at 4:30 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27560.

Guardian 27,559 / Paul

Thu July 12, 2018 at 9:54 am by Eileen

Paul makes his weekly appearance on Thursday this week. A bit of a mixture of straightforward clues and a few trickier ones, including a couple of amusing ‘homophones’ and one or … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,558 by Qaos

Wed July 11, 2018 at 9:46 am by manehi

An enjoyable puzzle with some lovely surfaces, and a couple of niggles that turned up while blogging without spoiling the solving. Favourites were 13ac, 22ac, 24ac, 21dn, and 23dn.

Guardian 27,557 – Puck

Tue July 10, 2018 at 7:44 am by Andrew

Puck helpfully tells us that today’s puzzle is to celebrate a 60th birthday…

Quiptic 973 by Anto

Mon July 9, 2018 at 11:17 amMon July 9, 2018 at 9:26 am by newmarketsausage

Anto’s turn in the Quiptic slot this week.

Guardian Cryptic 27,556 by Nutmeg

Tue July 10, 2018 at 10:10 amMon July 9, 2018 at 7:28 am by loonapick

The puzzle can be solved online here.

Guardian Prize 27,549 by Puck

Sat July 7, 2018 at 6:04 amSat July 7, 2018 at 12:05 am by bridgesong

A tough themed puzzle from Puck this week.

Guardian Cryptic 27554 Crucible

Sun July 8, 2018 at 4:37 amFri July 6, 2018 at 10:32 am by scchua

This turned out easier than I thought at first. Thanks to Crucible. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Artist William’s crazy giving up whiskey (7) MILLAIS : Anagram of(… crazy) “William’s” … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,553 by Arachne

Thu July 5, 2018 at 3:27 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27553.