Guardian – Page 227 – Fifteensquared

Guardian Cryptic 27,303 by Brummie

Fri September 15, 2017 at 7:13 am by manehi

Tough in places…

Guardian 27,302 – Nutmeg

Thu September 14, 2017 at 8:45 am by Andrew

Characteristic elegant and witty clueing from Nutmeg today. I don’t usually pay a lot of attention to surface readings, but there are some good ones here: hardly anything that “could only be a … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,301 by Boatman

Wed September 13, 2017 at 8:15 amWed September 13, 2017 at 7:45 am by loonapick

This puzzle can be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27301

Guardian Cryptic 27,300 by Arachne

Tue September 12, 2017 at 2:51 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27300.

Guardian 27,299 / Rufus

Mon September 11, 2017 at 10:51 amMon September 11, 2017 at 9:17 am by Eileen

It’s Monday and it’s Rufus, which will gladden many people’s hearts and no doubt ruffle others’ feathers. Chacun à son goût. Rufus offers a fairly typical genial medley of double and cryptic definitions, … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 930/Matilda

Mon September 11, 2017 at 9:13 am by Pierre

I waltzed through this one. Which is as it should be for a Quiptic. Matilda’s second appearance in the Quiptic slot and my first chance to blog one of his/her puzzles. … Read more >>

Guardian 27,292 / Imogen

Sat September 9, 2017 at 12:01 am by mhl

We found this quite a tricky puzzle; it took a few sittings to complete. Some really excellent clues here, though… … e.g I especially liked 22a (DISMAY), 24a (ROYAL OPERA HOUSE) and (with … Read more >>

Guardian 27,297 / Puck

Fri September 8, 2017 at 11:00 amFri September 8, 2017 at 10:20 am by Eileen

A lovely treat to end the weekday series – a Puck puzzle! Lots of well-constructed clues with sparklingly witty surfaces, as ever from this setter. Spurred by the references to the PM, I’ve … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,296 by Enigmatist

Thu September 7, 2017 at 10:50 amThu September 7, 2017 at 9:43 am by manehi

Enigmatist is always challenging, and this took me ages to finish, with the theme indicated in the Special Instructions…

Guardian 27,295 – Chifonie

Wed September 6, 2017 at 7:05 am by Andrew

Typically straightforward clueing from Chifonie, though two names might be unfamiliar to some. As I said about Pan’s puzzle last week, pleasant enough but not very exciting. Thanks to Chifonie. … Read more >>

Guardian 27,294 / Paul

Tue September 5, 2017 at 2:15 pmTue September 5, 2017 at 9:02 am by Eileen

It’s unusual to see a Paul puzzle so early in the week and I wondered whether there was an anniversary connected with the theme but I couldn’t find anything. As I scanned … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 929 Pan

Mon September 4, 2017 at 3:44 pmMon September 4, 2017 at 6:42 am by scchua

Thanks Pan for a Quiptic that fits the bill. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Stop having contact with female involved in racket (6) DISOWN : SOW(a porcine female) contained in(involved … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,293 by Rufus

Mon September 4, 2017 at 3:55 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27293.

Guardian Genius 170 – Puck

Sun September 3, 2017 at 12:01 am by Andrew

Not too much genius needed to solve this one – I found it not much harder than a typical jigsaw puzzle (and a lot easier than Maskarade’s Bank Holiday monster). The fact that … Read more >>

Guardian Bank Holiday Special by Maskarade

Sat September 2, 2017 at 12:05 am by bridgesong

A themed double alphabetical jigsaw with the added complication of an error in the enumeration meant that this Bank Holiday Special presented a tougher than expected challenge. The special instructions indicated that one of each pair was of a kind, not further defined.