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Azed 2465

Sun September 15, 2019 at 12:05 am by Andrew

A harder-than-average Azed, I thought, with a fairly high proportion of unfamiliar words. All impeccably clued as usual, though I’m a little unsure about my parsing of 28. Thanks to Azed … Read more >>

Guardian 27,923 – Imogen

Wed September 11, 2019 at 8:06 am by Andrew

Apart from a few easy clues that got me started, I didn’t seem to be on Imogen’s wavelength at all this morning, and found this quite a struggle. One partially defective clue, I … Read more >>

Independent 10,265 – Phi

Fri September 6, 2019 at 7:00 am by Andrew

I see with some surprise that I’ve been blogging of Fifteensquared for just over eleven years, but this, my 699th contribution, is the first for The Independent. Not surprisingly on a Friday, it’s a Phi, so thanks to him.

Guardian 27,916 – Puck

Tue September 3, 2019 at 11:12 amTue September 3, 2019 at 7:27 am by Andrew

This mostly slipped in very quickly, though there were a couple of parsings that took me a while.

Guardian Genius 194 – Boatman

Sun September 1, 2019 at 9:44 amSun September 1, 2019 at 12:05 am by Andrew

As is often the case with Genius puzzles, the instructions were not particularly helpful at first glance, so it was just a case of trying to solve some clues, with or without the … Read more >>

Guardian 27,909 – Chifonie

Mon August 26, 2019 at 7:42 am by Andrew

A bank holiday in some parts of the UK, and a typically gentle puzzle from Chifonie to accompany it, slightly spoiled for me by some inaccuracies in the clueing, as noted below. Thanks … Read more >>

Guardian 27,907 – Picaroon

Fri August 23, 2019 at 6:33 am by Andrew

I’m usually a big fan of Picaroon’s, but I didn’t think this was one of his best. There are some nice clues, of course, but also a couple of slightly dubious definitions. Still, … Read more >>

Guardian 27,900 – Paul

Thu August 15, 2019 at 7:09 am by Andrew

Good fun as always from Paul, with a puzzle that revealed its secrets at a satisfyingly steady rate, with just one dubious definition. Thanks to Paul Across … Read more >>

Guardian 27,893 – Brummie

Wed August 7, 2019 at 6:03 am by Andrew

Quite a quick solve for me today (with a few quibbles)…

Azed 2459

Sun August 4, 2019 at 12:05 am by Andrew

I took a while to get going on this one, but once I had a few entries in I had a sudden flurry of successes, and most of the rest went in fairly … Read more >>

Guardian 27,886 – Qaos

Tue July 30, 2019 at 8:22 am by Andrew

Good Qaotic fun today: not too hard, with only one clue giving me a bit of trouble in the parsing. The puzzle celebrates the satirical magazine PRIVATE EYE, which recently published its 1500th … Read more >>

Guardian 27,879 – Vulcan

Mon July 22, 2019 at 7:17 am by Andrew

A typical Vulcan today, with lots of cryptic definitions.

Guardian 27,877 – Brendan

Fri July 19, 2019 at 9:07 am by Andrew

I don’t think it’s a spoiler to say that Brendan has given us a themed puzzle today…

Guardian 27,870 – Paul

Thu July 11, 2019 at 3:37 pmThu July 11, 2019 at 7:30 am by Andrew

I enjoyed this – after slow progress at first it gradually revealed its secrets in a very satisfying way. Thanks to Paul. With BAMBOOZLE, BANJOIST and ZITHERS in top NW corner I thought … Read more >>

Guardian 27,863 – Chifonie

Wed July 3, 2019 at 8:29 amWed July 3, 2019 at 7:46 am by Andrew

Is it Monday again? Mostly very easy stuff today, with lots of write-ins, though also with a couple of minor errors (one in a clue, one in an answer) to keep us (slightly) … Read more >>