Guardian – Page 267 – Fifteensquared

Guardian 26,803 / Picaroon

Wed February 10, 2016 at 10:29 pmWed February 10, 2016 at 9:38 am by Eileen

It’s hard to believe my luck – a second Picaroon puzzle to blog in less than two weeks! The only trouble is I’m running out of things to say. 😉 It’s all here … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26,802 by Imogen

Tue February 9, 2016 at 8:10 am by manehi

Struggled at several points…

Guardian 26,801 – Rufus

Mon February 8, 2016 at 6:46 am by Andrew

It’s Monday, it’s Rufus, we know what to expect – a generous supply of double and cryptic definitions (five of each today). Thanks to the setter. By the way, I see the Guardian … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 847 Hectence

Mon February 8, 2016 at 10:42 amMon February 8, 2016 at 3:48 am by scchua

Thank you to Hectence for a Quiptic with, I think, about the right level of difficulty. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Wrong to send volunteers round on service call (2,5) … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 26,794 / Picaroon

Sun February 7, 2016 at 9:22 pmSat February 6, 2016 at 12:02 am by Eileen

Another delightful box of tricks from Picaroon, brimming with wittily inventive and misdirecting clues, along with brilliant story-telling surfaces – a joy to solve, from beginning to end. I didn’t have many entries … Read more >>

Guardian 26,799 – Screw

Sat February 6, 2016 at 8:01 pmFri February 5, 2016 at 10:20 am by Andrew

This puzzle has still not been published on the Guardian site – I’ve been hanging back hoping it would appear, but no joy yet. There’s a pdf version here, but, as the setter … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26798 Crucible

Thu February 4, 2016 at 11:22 amThu February 4, 2016 at 5:50 am by scchua

(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) A relatively easy and enjoyable puzzle … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26,797 by Pasquale

Wed February 3, 2016 at 2:55 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26797.

Guardian26,796 / Nutmeg

Tue February 2, 2016 at 9:39 am by Eileen

I’m always pleased to find Nutmeg’s name on a puzzle, especially when I’m blogging because, even when there’s a bit of a challenge, I know I can completely trust the integrity of the … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 846/Moley

Mon February 1, 2016 at 10:06 am by Pierre

Bonjour. Thank goodness January is over. Slightly terse blog this morning, because I’m on a bit of a mission with work commitments. But good stuff from Moley – what did you think? … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26,795 by Rufus

Mon February 1, 2016 at 3:43 am by manehi

Thanks Rufus for a very enjoyable start to the week. Favourites 10ac, 25ac, and 14dn

Guardian Genius No 151

Sun January 31, 2016 at 12:06 am by bridgesong

A new setter, Soup, and a novel device in a puzzle which proved to be much easier than last month’s offering, but which unfortunately was beset with technical problems.

Guardian 26,788 / Paul

Sat January 30, 2016 at 12:01 am by mhl

Maybe our crossword ability is atrophying due to lack of practice, but we found this one really tough! (Normally we romp through Paul’s puzzles.) Anyway, this was a puzzle of the usual very … Read more >>

Guardian 26,793 – Qaos

Fri January 29, 2016 at 1:24 am by manehi

Lots of fun from Qaos today

Guardian 26,792 – Paul

Thu January 28, 2016 at 10:50 amThu January 28, 2016 at 10:15 am by Andrew

A few of today’s clues seem to have escaped from the Quiptic, but there were a couple of others whose parsing took a while to sort out. Lots of references to dances of … Read more >>