Guardian – Page 285 – Fifteensquared

It’s a real treat for me to get Vlad’s second puzzle to blog. I’ve come to grief several times with his Tyrus puzzles in the Indy – he’s there today – so I … Read more >>

Guardian 26,570 by Brummie

Wed May 13, 2015 at 9:59 am by manehi

Enjoyable but not too tough, with the left hand side going in very quickly. Favourites 3dn and 17dn. Thanks Brummie.

Guardian 26569 – Otterden

Tue May 19, 2015 at 9:08 amTue May 12, 2015 at 9:13 am by Andrew

A few nice clues here, including some ingenious “subtractive anagrams”, and a mini-theme around the answer to 25d … … but in general I’m afraid this confirms my opinion of Otterden’s puzzles as … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 808/Anto

Mon May 11, 2015 at 11:00 am by Pierre

A new Quiptic setter today, to whom welcome. However, he or she is not going to welcome my thoughts on the puzzle that appeared as a Quiptic today. This can be a brutal … Read more >>

Guardian 26,568 by Rufus

Mon May 11, 2015 at 8:29 am by flashling

My third blog here in two days and second today.

Guardian Prize 26,561 by Puck

Sun May 10, 2015 at 9:25 amSat May 9, 2015 at 12:00 am by PeeDee

Super puzzle from Puck, though a couple of the answers went in from wordplay without any clear idea of the definition. For the blog Wikipedia came to my rescue. Thank you Puck.

Guardian Cryptic 26566 Picaroon

Fri May 8, 2015 at 12:18 pmFri May 8, 2015 at 9:42 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.) An enjoyable puzzle, tricky in some … Read more >>

Guardian 26,565 by Boatman

Thu May 7, 2015 at 12:18 pmThu May 7, 2015 at 2:52 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26565.

Guardian 26,564 / Imogen

Wed May 6, 2015 at 11:03 amWed May 6, 2015 at 9:58 am by Eileen

A very stylish puzzle from Imogen, with a variety of sound, well-constructed and witty clues, wih excellent surfaces throughout. Many thanks to him – I thoroughly enjoyed it. Across 1 Calm, swallowing drink … Read more >>

Guardian 26,563 by Nutmeg

Tue May 5, 2015 at 3:47 am by manehi

Found this quite tricky in parts, and very enjoyable – favourite was 13dn.

Guardian Quiptic 807 Provis

Mon May 4, 2015 at 4:23 pmMon May 4, 2015 at 2:30 pm by scchua

Thanks to Provis. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Exclude man with a head scarf (7) BANDANA : BAN(to exclude) + DAN(a man’s name) plus(with) A. 5 It is found in skull contents … Read more >>