2017 – Page 82 – Fifteensquared

Guardian Cryptic 27,111 by Imogen

Fri February 3, 2017 at 3:32 amFri February 3, 2017 at 2:31 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27111.

Guardian 27,110 / Pasquale

Thu February 2, 2017 at 10:34 pmThu February 2, 2017 at 9:27 am by Eileen

A fairly typical Pasquale puzzle, meticulously clued, with elegantly smooth, often witty surfaces and one or two less familiar words. I found this to be one of those puzzles that seem rather harder … Read more >>

Independent 9456 / Morph

Thu February 2, 2017 at 8:01 am by Bertandjoyce

This is our 300th blog for 225 – but amazingly this is only the 7th Morph we have had the pleasure of blogging in the five years since we started. We hope that … Read more >>

Financial Times 15,463 by BRADMAN

Thu February 2, 2017 at 7:48 am by loonapick

ALways glad to see a puzzle from the old master

Financial Times 15,454 – Dante

Thu February 2, 2017 at 12:05 am by Sil

Monday Prize Crossword / Jan 23, 2017

Fairly typical Dante but …..

Financial Times 15,453 by Redshank

Fri February 3, 2017 at 1:35 pmThu February 2, 2017 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of January 21, 2017

Independent 9,455 / Dac

Wed February 1, 2017 at 2:17 pmWed February 1, 2017 at 12:42 pm by RatkojaRiku

Dac is occupying his customary mid-week slot today. I actually found this puzzle towards the tougher end of the Dac spectrum and had trouble with the intersecting 10-letter lights at the heart of … Read more >>

Financial Times 15,462 by MONK

Fri February 3, 2017 at 7:26 pmWed February 1, 2017 at 10:23 am by PeeDee

I’m very glad to see a Monk puzzle again on my blogging day. It has been a long time. Super puzzle as always, thank you Monk.

Guardian Cryptic 27,109 by Arachne

Wed February 1, 2017 at 8:53 am by manehi

A rare pleasure to see Arachne. Favourites were 25a, 27a, 15d, 19d, and 24d.

Inquisitor 1474: Plucky Hero by eXternal

Wed February 1, 2017 at 11:19 pmWed February 1, 2017 at 12:01 am by Hihoba

There were so many Scottish references (my count was 16) in the clues that it was abundantly obvious, even to a Sassenach, that we had a Burns Night (January 25th) connection in this … Read more >>

Guardian 27,108 – Paul

Tue January 31, 2017 at 9:23 am by Andrew

Unusually, there was no Paul puzzle in Guardian last week, so here he is early on to compensate – maybe we’ll see him on Saturday as well. I found this one a bit … Read more >>

Independent 9454 / Punk

Tue January 31, 2017 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

Punk appears in the Independent series a little bit less than once a month but it’s always a pleasure to see a Punk puzzle There was one clearly defined theme … Read more >>

Financial Times 15,461 by NEO

Tue January 31, 2017 at 7:16 am by Grant Baynham

A tad tougher than Tuesday’s norm, and the better for it.

Guardian Quiptic 898/Moley

Mon January 30, 2017 at 10:41 am by Pierre

A bit tricky for a Quiptic, I thought. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed definitions are underlined Across 9 Case … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,107 by Rufus

Mon January 30, 2017 at 10:56 amMon January 30, 2017 at 10:01 am by loonapick

Someone will have to explain 26ac to me… (and Muffin has obliged! – thanks, Muffin!)