A crossword that taught us a couple of things and made us smile, Thank you, Hamilton.
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Financial Times 14,880 – Falcon
Monday Prize Crossword / Mar 16, 2015
Calling this crossword a write-in may sound patronising towards some solvers but I am afraid I found this – for 95% – a very easy puzzle.
Financial Times 14,879 by Rosa Klebb
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 14, 2015 Welcome back Rosa! Good to see you here again. And with a puzzle as clever and as challenging as usual with a few … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,888 by MONK
Another quality puzzle from Monk, a bit more accessible than his usual fare I thought (though still not easy!). Thanks Monk
Financial Times 14,887 by SAYANG
Anagrams aplenty
Financial Times 14,884 by WANDERER
Wanderer returns this Friday. He returns to try and expose my facade as a solver/blogger. He nearly succeeded.
Financial Times 14,883 by BRADMAN
Thankfully a reasonably kind first challenge for us on fifteensquared.
Financial Times 14,874 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword / Mar 9, 2015
After last week’s more challenging Gaff we’re back on familiar territory with a pleasant Dante.
Financial Times 14,873 by Magwitch
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 7, 2015 I enjoyed this Magwitch puzzle, finding it fairly easy except for 8d, 10a and 20d. My clue of the week is 12 (PROFITEER) … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,882 by AARDVARK
Another fine crossword from Aardvark, very enjoyable all the way thorugh. Thank you Aardvark.
Financial Times 14881 Phssthpok
(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) A slightly harder Phssthpok than usual, … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,878 by MUDD
A pleasant challenge from MUDD that provided a fine blend of write-ins, deducibles and hard cryptics. Steady progress through the lower half literally laid the foundation for the remainder. By my own standards, if I didnt require much help solving MUDD, it means he is taking it easy on me. Thanks MUDD for this excellent Friday treat.
Financial Times no.14,877 by Orense
I’m blogging my last for Fifteen Squared today, so I was glad it was an old favourite, Orense, to see me off into the sunset.
Financial Times 14,868 – Gaff
Monday Prize Crossword / Mar 2, 2015
Gaff provided us with a challenging puzzle to mark ‘a musical anniversary’.
Financial Times 14,867 by Mudd
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 28, 2015 My clue of the week here is 12a (WINGSPAN). I have some concerns about 27a (ERNE) and 2d (ADVANCE). ACROSS 1 US composer’s … Read more >>