Guardian – Page 242 – Fifteensquared

Guardian Cryptic 27,116 by Picaroon

Thu February 9, 2017 at 9:01 amThu February 9, 2017 at 1:46 am by manehi

Lovely stuff from Picaroon – favourites were 9dn and 22dn.

Guardian 27,115 – Paul

Wed February 8, 2017 at 8:23 am by Andrew

There’s nothing particularly wrong with this, but somehow it didn’t entertain me as much as Paul’s puzzles usually do. Nevertheless there was some good stuff here – thanks to Paul. … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,114 by Brummie

Tue February 7, 2017 at 1:31 pmTue February 7, 2017 at 7:50 am by loonapick

A stellar theme, but not such a stellar puzzle.

Guardian Quiptic 899 Beale

Tue February 7, 2017 at 1:01 pmTue February 7, 2017 at 5:50 am by scchua

Thanks to Beale, for a puzzle pitched at about the right level of difficulty for a Quiptic. Enjoyable, even if one had to wait almost a day for it. Definitions are underlined in … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,113 by Rufus

Mon February 6, 2017 at 11:54 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27113.

Guardian Genius No 163

Sun February 5, 2017 at 12:05 am by bridgesong

I thought this was not just tough, but in places, somewhat unfair.

Guardian Prize 27,106 / Picaroon

Sat February 4, 2017 at 12:02 am by Eileen

It’s almost a year since I was half-apologising to fellow-bloggers for having managed to land five Picaroon puzzles in a row to blog. I was beginning to think I must have put a … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,111 by Imogen

Fri February 3, 2017 at 3:32 amFri February 3, 2017 at 2:31 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27111.

Guardian 27,110 / Pasquale

Thu February 2, 2017 at 10:34 pmThu February 2, 2017 at 9:27 am by Eileen

A fairly typical Pasquale puzzle, meticulously clued, with elegantly smooth, often witty surfaces and one or two less familiar words. I found this to be one of those puzzles that seem rather harder … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,109 by Arachne

Wed February 1, 2017 at 8:53 am by manehi

A rare pleasure to see Arachne. Favourites were 25a, 27a, 15d, 19d, and 24d.

Guardian 27,108 – Paul

Tue January 31, 2017 at 9:23 am by Andrew

Unusually, there was no Paul puzzle in Guardian last week, so here he is early on to compensate – maybe we’ll see him on Saturday as well. I found this one a bit … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 898/Moley

Mon January 30, 2017 at 10:41 am by Pierre

A bit tricky for a Quiptic, I thought. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed definitions are underlined Across 9 Case … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,107 by Rufus

Mon January 30, 2017 at 10:56 amMon January 30, 2017 at 10:01 am by loonapick

Someone will have to explain 26ac to me… (and Muffin has obliged! – thanks, Muffin!)

Guardian 27,100 / Paul

Sat January 28, 2017 at 12:01 am by mhl

I think this was toughest prize puzzle we’ve done in a while, although that was partly due to putting in the wrong answer in 23 down (see below) – lovely clues, though, and … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27105 Nutmeg

Fri January 27, 2017 at 7:56 amFri January 27, 2017 at 4:24 am by scchua

Thanks to Nutmeg for an accessible end-of-the-week puzzle. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Sailor on ship outside Dover, say, with extremely elegant clothing (6,6) SPORTS JACKET : JACK(a sailor) placed … Read more >>