Guardian – Page 239 – Fifteensquared

Guardian 27,148 / Paul

Sat March 25, 2017 at 4:04 pmSat March 25, 2017 at 12:01 am by mhl

We found this puzzle quite tough, largely due to only getting the theme clue (14) very late. There were lots of fun clues here, anyway – thanks, Paul! Across 1. No fortune for … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,153 by Paul

Fri March 24, 2017 at 1:19 am by manehi

A real toughie…

Guardian 27,152 – Picaroon

Thu March 23, 2017 at 12:23 pmThu March 23, 2017 at 7:59 am by Andrew

A very satisfying puzzle from Picaroon today, where I initially made slow progress but gradually made my way through it thanks to sound and inventive clueing. Nice one. … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,151 by Nutmeg

Wed March 22, 2017 at 7:46 am by loonapick

An easier than normal Nutmeg

Guardian Cryptic 27,150 by Arachne

Tue March 21, 2017 at 2:35 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27150.

Guardian Quiptic 905/Hectence

Mon March 20, 2017 at 3:02 pmMon March 20, 2017 at 9:48 am by Pierre

As always, a good puzzle from Hectence. However, it proved tricky and did appear for a while as the Guardian Cryptic on the paper’s website one day last week. The Grauniad moves in … Read more >>

The year’s at the spring, And day’s at the morn; Rufus on Monday – All’s right with the world! The familiar medley of anagrams and double and cryptic definitions but there’s some clever … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 27,142 by Enigmatist

Sat March 18, 2017 at 8:52 amSat March 18, 2017 at 12:01 am by bridgesong

You know you’re in for a mental workout when you try to solve a puzzle by Enigmatist and this one was no exception.

Guardian 27,147 / Brendan

Fri March 17, 2017 at 10:00 am by Eileen

In view of the date, I wasn’t really surprised to see Brendan’s name today … …but, if there’s a St Patrick’s Day or Irish – or any – theme in this puzzle, it … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,146 by Qaos

Thu March 16, 2017 at 9:07 amThu March 16, 2017 at 1:13 am by manehi

Qaos…

Guardian 27,145 – Tramp

Wed March 15, 2017 at 9:09 am by Andrew

I found this much harder than usual for Tramp, and some of the parsing eluded me for some time even after I’d filled in the answers. There’s an error in 8d, but it … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,144 by Crucible

Tue March 14, 2017 at 9:07 amTue March 14, 2017 at 7:50 am by loonapick

Two (or three) themes for the price of one.

Guardian Quiptic 904/Moley

Mon March 13, 2017 at 10:37 am by Pierre

Interesting one in the Quiptic slot from Moley today. What did you think? Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,143 by Rufus

Mon March 13, 2017 at 1:42 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27143.

Guardian Prize 27,136 by Philistine

Sun March 12, 2017 at 11:59 amSat March 11, 2017 at 12:00 am by PeeDee

A very enjoyable puzzle that was not as difficult as it first appeared. In the end I think I spent as much time trying to find the reason to choose between the two possible orientations as I did solving the puzzle in the first place. Thank you Philistine