Guardian – Page 288 – Fifteensquared

Guardian 26,535 by Imogen

Thu April 2, 2015 at 1:50 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26535.

Guardian 26,534 / Atë

Wed April 1, 2015 at 3:50 pmWed April 1, 2015 at 10:06 am by Eileen

In view of the date, I was prepared for perhaps a Qaotic or Puckish puzzle but instead found a potentially daunting ‘new’ setter – Atë. She [sic] is, of course, the goddess of … Read more >>

Guardian 26,533 by Paul

Tue March 31, 2015 at 7:11 am by manehi

Lovely stuff from Paul, and a couple of new words that went in confidently enough at the end. Favourite 19dn.

Guardian Quiptic 802/Pan

Mon March 30, 2015 at 9:57 am by Pierre

There was some tough stuff for a Quiptic in Pan’s puzzle today. Or perhaps I’m just jet-lagged from putting the clocks forward at the weekend. What did you think? … Read more >>

Guardian 26,532 – Rufus

Mon March 30, 2015 at 9:17 am by Andrew

I found this a little harder than usual for Rufus, getting a bit stuck towards the end in the SE corner, perhaps partly because of the unhelpful grid, but also enjoyed it more … Read more >>

Guardian 26,525 / Arachne

Sat March 28, 2015 at 12:01 am by mhl

It looks as if, the way these things turn out, this is the first of Arachne’s puzzles that I’ve written the blog post for since April 2011, which is a great shame. This … Read more >>

An enjoyable and reasonably straightforward puzzle, though I made things harder for myself by careless entering a couple of vaguely-plausible but wrong answers early on. Thanks to Crucible There’s a theme of weather … Read more >>

Guardian 26529 Nutmeg

Thu March 26, 2015 at 12:42 pmThu March 26, 2015 at 6:26 am by scchua

An enjoyable one from Nutmeg, and a pangram no less. Thanks to Nutmeg. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Model soldier briefly lost (7) PARAGON : PARA(short for “paratrooper”;a soldier) + “gone”(lost) … Read more >>

Guardian 26,528 by Paul

Wed March 25, 2015 at 11:05 amWed March 25, 2015 at 2:10 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26528.

Guardian 26,527 / Picaroon

Tue March 24, 2015 at 8:25 pmTue March 24, 2015 at 9:13 am by Eileen

A Tuesday treat from one of my top favourite setters, brimming with a variety of the usual top-quality clues with great surfaces. I thought it was relatively straightforward – but Picaroon’s puzzles worryingly … Read more >>

Guardian 26,526 by Rufus

Mon March 23, 2015 at 10:19 am by manehi

Good fun from Rufus – I was more on his wavelength for the cryptic defs than usual. Favourite was 5dn.

Quiptic 801 by Nutmeg

Mon March 23, 2015 at 8:47 am by newmarketsausage

An engaging offering from Nutmeg to start us on the cryptic week.

Guardian Prize 26,519 by Paul

Sat March 21, 2015 at 12:05 am by bridgesong

A plain, unthemed (unless I’ve missed something) prize puzzle from Paul this week.

Guardian 26,524 by Boatman

Fri March 20, 2015 at 9:18 amFri March 20, 2015 at 2:28 am by manehi

Lots of fun and cleverness today – I enjoyed the neatness of e.g. 7dn, 14dn and my favourite 18dn more than the write in, parse quite a bit later 26ac and 1dn. Thanks to Boatman.

Guardian 26,523 – Paul

Thu March 19, 2015 at 8:53 am by Andrew

I thought I was in a for an easy ride when the first two acrosses were write-ins; things slowed down after that, but I made steady progress and found it a satisfying solve. … Read more >>