2017 – Page 87 – Fifteensquared

Financial Times 15,446 by WANDERER

Fri January 13, 2017 at 5:09 am by Turbolegs

I am beginning to find Wanderer a familiar face on Fridays , more so than the Don. A quirky witty challenge from Wanderer, thanks to whom for making sure that Friday the 13th, wasnt a gloomy day at all!

Guardian Cryptic 27,093 by Paul

Fri January 13, 2017 at 5:00 pmFri January 13, 2017 at 4:23 am by manehi

Got stuck a few times but it was well worth the struggle. Favourites were 1ac, 23ac, 2dn and 4dn. Thanks, Paul

Independent 9,438 by Poins

Thu January 12, 2017 at 10:09 am by John

Poins today. This didn’t seem quite like usual Thursday fare, since Thursdays tend to be rather difficult, for me at any rate, and although there are several places here where I don’t fully understand what’s going on, it did seem to be rather easier than usual.

Definitions underlined and in maroon.

Financial Times 15,445 by CHALMIE

Thu January 12, 2017 at 8:08 am by loonapick

This was a tough offering from Chalmie

Guardian 27,092 – Vlad

Thu January 12, 2017 at 8:59 amThu January 12, 2017 at 7:52 am by Andrew

It’s only just over two weeks since I last blogged a Vlad puzzle, and as usual I approached it with some trepidation. However, it turned out to be rather a gentle one by … Read more >>

Financial Times 15,437 by ARMONIE

Thu January 12, 2017 at 12:05 am by Grant Baynham

My first solve of the year and not a bad start from Armonie although I did have one Grrr moment…

Financial Times 15,436 by Mudd

Fri January 13, 2017 at 11:13 amThu January 12, 2017 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of December 31, 2016

Financial Times 15,444 by Gaff

Mon January 16, 2017 at 5:20 pmWed January 11, 2017 at 8:03 am by PeeDee

~~This morning’s puzzle is not available on the FT website yet. I will give it some time before I go out and trying to find somewhere with a paper copy of the FT.~~

What a palaver! The puzzle was not on the FT website today and the paper copy contains two mistakes in the grid, and one clue I cannot solve. A special thank you to Stephen for posting a scanned image of the puzzle that enabled me to write this post.

Independent 9437 / Eccles

Wed January 11, 2017 at 7:56 am by Bertandjoyce

This is our first Eccles blog – as far as we can tell, it is only the 4th Eccles puzzle to feature in the Indy. It was all good fun, with several … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,091 by Imogen

Wed January 11, 2017 at 7:54 am by loonapick

A tough test this morning from Imogen

Inquisitor 1471: Crosswords for Beginners by Plench

Wed January 11, 2017 at 11:34 amWed January 11, 2017 at 12:01 am by kenmac

Preamble: Steps to be followed: 1 Make amendments to asterisked clues in either of two ways before solving. 2 Read yellow cells in row order to find a theme word. 3 Complete the … Read more >>

Independent 9,436 / Knut

Fri January 13, 2017 at 11:15 pmTue January 10, 2017 at 10:59 am by RatkojaRiku

Knut has provided today’s puzzle, which has turned out to be a tribute puzzle. It doesn’t take long to release that Knut is paying his own personal tribute to UK singer-songwriter George Michael … Read more >>

Financial Times 15,443 by GOLIATH

Tue January 10, 2017 at 3:46 am by Grant Baynham

Tougher than the average Tuesday with some challenging multiple wordplays and a theme thrown in for fun.

Guardian Cryptic 27,090 by Philistine

Tue January 10, 2017 at 11:21 amTue January 10, 2017 at 3:33 am by PeterO

The puzzle may e found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27090. It comes with:

Special instructions: An anniversary tribute

Guardian Quiptic 895 Anto

Mon January 9, 2017 at 6:10 pmMon January 9, 2017 at 9:36 am by scchua

To be fair, there were many standard Quiptic-like clues, but the cryptic-definition clues were, I thought, a bit over-, well, cryptic for a Quiptic. Notwithstanding all that, thanks to Anto. Definitions are underlined … Read more >>