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Filbert has provided the first Tuesday puzzle of the year, getting this series of themed puzzles off to a flying start. What is impressive about this crossword is not how the theme is … Read more >>

The puzzle is available here.   Hello, and a very Happy New Year to all visitors and contributors. For me the new year really starts when things return to normal after the festivities … Read more >>

I do not have the time to do all the puzzles I would like to do. We have such an overwhelming choice of new puzzles each day, plus hundreds, thousands, from earlier days … Read more >>

Eccles has provided a puzzle for the last Wednesday slot of 2021. After some of the tougher cruciverbal challenges of the Christmas weekend, it was nice to have a more accessible, but nonetheless … Read more >>

Bartholomew is the setter today.  I can’t find any previous puzzles by Bartholomew on fifteensquared, so I thought we must have a new setter.  However, I cam up with another idea whilst writing … Read more >>

A rare chance for me to blog a Monk puzzle – he doesn’t often crop up on a Monday. I found this a medium difficulty puzzle (there’s one clue I’m not sure of, … Read more >>

If you’re going to have a less than serious Crimbo-themed puzzle, who better to put i/c than Hoskins? I am usually to be found in the Bah! Humbug! camp when it comes to … Read more >>

Morph has provided us with a splendid cruciverbal challenge to ease us into the Christmas weekend. The grid is an interesting one, accommodating four long down entries but no long across ones. I … Read more >>

A no-show by the scheduled blogger so here is an analysis of the clues with no further commentary. Across 6 River bend with profundity (6) DEEPLY – DEE (river) PLY (bend) 7 Fail … Read more >>

I don’t think I have blogged a Tees puzzle for a while, but I try and solve the Independent puzzles every weekday, so I have solved many of his puzzles over recent weeks … Read more >>