Guardian – Page 281 – Fifteensquared

Guardian 26,628 by Rufus

Mon July 20, 2015 at 9:43 amMon July 20, 2015 at 8:41 am by flashling

Well it’s Monday, it’s Rufus, what do you think you’ll be getting?

Guardian Quiptic 818/Moley

Mon July 20, 2015 at 7:16 am by Pierre

Moley has produced a fine Quiptic for us this morning. Plenty of Easy Annies to get us going, then the rest clearly clued with some lovely surfaces. And as we have remarked many … Read more >>

Guardian 26,621 / Paul

Sat July 18, 2015 at 12:01 am by mhl

A very enjoyable prize puzzle from Paul … … with a theme of Presidents of the USA. Here are the references I spotted: Obama in 9 across Carter in 10 across Eisenhower in … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26626 Crucible

Fri July 17, 2015 at 10:11 amFri July 17, 2015 at 6:03 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.) As is quite normal for a … Read more >>

Guardian 26,625 by Paul

Thu July 16, 2015 at 12:44 pmThu July 16, 2015 at 3:18 am by PeterO

The puzzle maybe found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26625.

Guardian 26,624 / Qaos

Wed July 15, 2015 at 9:06 am by Eileen

The usual fun from Qaos, with a nice variety of clues and good surfaces throughout. One of the challenges with a Qaos puzzle is spotting a theme but this one was fairly easily … Read more >>

Guardian 26,623 by Pasquale

Tue July 14, 2015 at 8:35 am by manehi

An enjoyable struggle, with some tricky clues and a couple of new words for me. Favourite was 1dn.

Quiptic 817 by Hectence

Mon July 13, 2015 at 12:04 pmMon July 13, 2015 at 9:07 am by newmarketsausage

Hectence returns to the Quiptic slot with a puzzle that provides the old grey matter with a decent Monday morning workout.

A very characteristic Rufus puzzle, with lots of double and cryptic definitions. These can sometimes cause a bit of a hold-up, but I found this a very quick solve, with lots of write-ins. … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 26,615 by Boatman

Sat July 11, 2015 at 8:39 amSat July 11, 2015 at 12:05 am by bridgesong

A suitably-themed puzzle for one appearing on 4th July.

Guardian 26,620 – Tramp

Fri July 10, 2015 at 12:57 pmFri July 10, 2015 at 8:33 am by Andrew

Tramp rounds off an excellent, if challenging, week in fine style with a puzzle teeming with references to Alfred Hitchcock and his films, though I think there’s only one place where knowledge of … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26619 Picaroon

Thu July 9, 2015 at 11:46 amThu July 9, 2015 at 5:57 am by scchua

Thanks to Picaroon. Once I got going, it was an enjoyable solve. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Cloistered away, hiding name that is embarrassing (12) INCONVENIENT : [IN CONVENT](where one would … Read more >>

Guardian 26,618 by Philistine

Wed July 8, 2015 at 3:17 am by PeterO

THee puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26618.

Guardian 26,617 / Imogen

Tue July 7, 2015 at 11:37 amTue July 7, 2015 at 9:17 am by Eileen

I always enjoy Imogen’s puzzles but I was rather alarmed, since I was blogging this one, not to have entered a single across clue on the first pass. However, 1dn got me started … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 816/Beale

Mon July 6, 2015 at 9:38 am by Pierre

Goodness, it’s many a moon since we last saw a Quiptic from Beale. Perhaps the editor was tidying out his filing cabinet and found this one at the back. I found it hard. … Read more >>