Guardian – Page 284 – Fifteensquared

Guardian Prize 26,585 by Paul

Sat June 6, 2015 at 12:00 am by PeeDee

I was struggling on this puzzle for a while. Then I remebered Paul’s style and once I got on his wavelength again answers started jumping into the grid. Thanks Paul for a fine puzzle.

Guardian 26,590 – Tramp

Fri June 5, 2015 at 9:38 am by Andrew

A welcome return by Tramp after a couple of months’ absence, and a very enjoyable – and quite challenging – puzzle … …based around the film Jaws, which is forty years old this … Read more >>

Guardian 26,589 / Paul

Thu June 4, 2015 at 9:22 am by Gaufrid

I used to look forward to a puzzle from Paul but this has changed in recent months, probably due to that old adage regarding familiarity. I would have appreciated this puzzle far more … Read more >>

Guardian 26,588 by Nutmeg

Wed June 3, 2015 at 11:02 amWed June 3, 2015 at 2:55 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26588.

Guardian 26,587 / Pasquale

Tue June 2, 2015 at 9:02 am by Eileen

As usual, Pasquale gives us a handful of less familiar words to keep us on our toes – but, as ever, these were scrupulously clued, so nothing to complain about there. I’m not … Read more >>

Guardian 26,586 by Rufus

Mon June 1, 2015 at 8:45 am by manehi

Straightforward and fun – favourites were 1ac, 11ac, 16ac. Thanks Rufus.

Quiptic 811 by Nutmeg

Mon June 1, 2015 at 12:36 pmMon June 1, 2015 at 8:29 am by newmarketsausage

Nutmeg makes a welcome return to the Quiptic slot with a nicely crafted puzzle that provides a good Monday morning work out for the old grey cells.

Guardian Genius 143

Sun May 31, 2015 at 1:00 am by Matt

A tricky letters latent puzzle from Monk.

Guardian Prize 26,579 / Picaroon

Sat May 30, 2015 at 11:03 amSat May 30, 2015 at 12:02 am by Eileen

It’s always a delight for me to see Picaroon’s name on a puzzle and, once again, I was not disappointed. With Picaroon, we can often expect a theme – and here it became … Read more >>

Guardian 26,584 by Shed

Fri May 29, 2015 at 2:08 am by manehi

Not too difficult and very enjoyable. Favourites 12ac and 29ac. Thanks Shed

Guardian 26,583 – Brummie

Thu May 28, 2015 at 10:26 amThu May 28, 2015 at 8:06 am by Andrew

I took a while to get started on this, but then everything quickly fell into place, with just a delay at the end to get the (rather unhelpfully clued, I thought) intersecting pair … Read more >>

Guardian 26,582 / Paul

Wed May 27, 2015 at 5:26 pmWed May 27, 2015 at 8:30 am by Gaufrid

A quick solve for me today with Paul in benign mode. A lot of relatively easy ‘entry’ clues which meant a significant grid fill after the first pass through them. 27ac went in … Read more >>

Guardian 26,581 by Chifonie

Tue May 26, 2015 at 11:30 amTue May 26, 2015 at 1:33 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26581.

A typical Rufus Monday medley of double definitions, cryptic definitions and anagrams, with some nifty misdirections in 9 and 11ac and 1dn. Thanks to Rufus and a happy Bank Holiday to him and … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 810/Pan

Mon May 25, 2015 at 8:14 am by Pierre

Took me a while to get started with this one, but that could just be me in lazy Bank Holiday mood. It all fell out steadily in the end, with some clues I … Read more >>