Fifteensquared – Page 1007 – Never knowingly undersolved

Financial Times 14,965 by GAFF

Thu June 25, 2015 at 8:44 amWed June 24, 2015 at 10:34 am by PeeDee

A very enjoyable puzzle from Gaff which was sometimes easy and sometimes infuriating (in a good way). Thank you Gaff!

Independent 8,952 / Dac

Wed June 24, 2015 at 10:19 amWed June 24, 2015 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

It wouldn’t be Wednesday without Dac now, would it? This was another vintage Dac, in my humble opinion, this time one of medium difficulty on a grid that I did not recognise, with … Read more >>

Guardian 26,606 – Paul

Wed June 24, 2015 at 4:27 pmWed June 24, 2015 at 7:51 am by Andrew

I romped through most of this fairly quickly, with just a few hold-ups at the end. One word that was new to me, though easy to guess from the cue and crossing letters, … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1390: Verbatim by Bics

Wed June 24, 2015 at 12:01 am by Hihoba

A new setter this week, welcome Bics! A brief preamble: Solvers must 32 seventeen 9s. Corrected definitional misprints in sixteen clues may assist. The two-word explanation thus revealed must be written below the … Read more >>

Guardian 26,605 by Screw

Tue June 23, 2015 at 2:34 pmTue June 23, 2015 at 9:16 am by flashling

Well, that was fun, fiendish, but fun.

Independent 8951 / Tees

Tue June 23, 2015 at 12:11 pmTue June 23, 2015 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

A slightly quirky puzzle from Tees today, but we shouldn’t really be surprised by that. Once the long answer had been solved, the remainder of the grid fell quite easily. … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,964 / Armonie

Tue June 23, 2015 at 7:02 am by Gaufrid

I could nit-pick and quibble about several clues but I’m not going to, I’ll leave that up to you if you feel so inclined. My main gripe is the use of ‘in X’ … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 814/Pan

Mon June 22, 2015 at 9:10 am by Pierre

I enjoyed this one, as I usually do with a Pan puzzle. What did you think? My objective for today is to get a lurker to make his or her first comment, since … Read more >>

Independent 8,950 by Alchemi

Mon June 22, 2015 at 9:26 amMon June 22, 2015 at 7:55 am by flashling

Monday and it is my week to do the Indy, unlike last week when I posted only to see I’d been beaten to it…

Guardian 26,604 by Rufus

Mon June 22, 2015 at 2:20 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26604.

Private Eye/Cyclops 549 The Urban Turban

Mon June 22, 2015 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

Whistled through this one quickly getting over half in on the first pass and dealing with the remainder without too much fuss, until stuck trying to work out how the wordplay of 11A could possibly … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1319

Sun June 21, 2015 at 1:00 am by Gaufrid

Sometimes I find it difficult to think of something to say in the preamble and today is one of those occasions. As usual, there were some new words, for me, but nothing that … Read more >>

Everyman 3,584

Sun June 21, 2015 at 12:07 am by Matt

Hi all,

Judging by the time taken, a slightly easier crossword from our new, tougher Everyman setter.

Azed 2245 / Carte Blanche

Sun June 21, 2015 at 10:34 pmSun June 21, 2015 at 12:05 am by John

Azed has given us a carte blanche this week, the sort of thing he doesn’t often do, leaving his specials for when they are really worthwhile, the first Sunday of the month when … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1321/Commoner

Sun June 21, 2015 at 12:01 am by Pierre

An unexceptionable puzzle from Commoner. And that’s meant as praise, because the IoS is meant to be an accessible prize crossword where lesser mortals can have a go at winning. Just one this … Read more >>