Never knowingly undersolved
Is this the first puzzle by Dalibor in the Independent? If so, this was a fine one to open the account. I’m familiar with his puzzles created for the various Sloggers and Betters … Read more >>
It’s Phi-day today, with our regular Friday compiler bringing this week’s set of mid-week puzzles to an end. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle, which I managed to solve and parse … Read more >>
Serpent fills the Thursday slot this week I really enjoyed this puzzle as one I found that gradually unfolded rather than one where there were some early write-ins. For me, … Read more >>
It seems that Eccles is becoming an increasingly regular setter on Fifteensquared, filling in many of the Wednesday slots that used to be occupied by Dac. Which is appropriate, for he is a good setter, not the hardest, but always challenging enough and pleasant to solve.
Definitions underlined, in maroon. Anagram indicators in italics.
It’s Tuesday, it’s Theme Day.
And Hob is no stranger when it comes to this.
Italicus is a setter I haven’t seen before, but there were some excellent clues here. I had a few queries on one or two of them.
I enjoyed this. A bit more meat than the standard Sunday lunch offering. Thank you Kairos.
With summer well and truly over – a puzzle from Hoskins is in the Saturday slot. A fun puzzle, a little risque too but in my opinion all the better for that. 22ac … Read more >>
Phi, as usual, provides the Friday puzzle I feel there is something going on this grid that I can’t quite put my finger on. The word source or sources is … Read more >>
Always a pleasure to blog a Morph. As usual he is quite difficult but imaginative and inventive in his clueing.
Definitions in maroon, underlined. Anagram indicators in italics.
For the second week in a row I am asked to stand in for Bertandjoyce.
Peter’s crossword is a friendly one but far from a write-in. The kind of puzzle one expects on a Wednesday.
Radian’s latest puzzle has been published today for our stimulation and entertainment. I notice that it uses a grid that was originally just a Telegraph grid, from what I can remember. Overall, I … Read more >>
Yesss … after a frustratingly long absence, a chance to indulge myself (I think setters and scheduling editors have been doing it on purpose, frankly.) Oh, and as well as the two … Read more >>
A pleasant Sunday morning solve with, for me, several highlights. I particularly enjoyed 13ac, 25ac and 20dn so thanks to Nitsy and the 14ac 3dn. . Across 1 Resisting whimsical carol we hear … Read more >>
If this puzzle from Klingsor was a meal, I rushed through the starter, and choked on a couple of small bones towards the end…but was left with a sweet taste overall… I made fairly … Read more >>