Fifteensquared – Page 1014 – Never knowingly undersolved

Independent 8,928 / Quixote

Wed May 27, 2015 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Quixote is occupying this last Wednesday slot of the month, when Dac typically enjoys a well-earned break. I found this puzzle towards the easy end of the Quixote, and indeed Indy, spectrum. There … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1386: This House Believes by Phi

Wed May 27, 2015 at 12:01 am by Hihoba

A small grid (only 11×11) and few clues (13 across and 12 down). The preamble was more lengthy: Seven unclued answers (six words and a proper name) have the same two opposing things … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,940 by ARMONIE

Tue May 26, 2015 at 2:33 pm by loonapick

One short

Independent 8927 / Raich

Tue May 26, 2015 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

I haven’t blogged a Raich puzzle for a while so it was good to see his name against today’s puzzle Raich is a man for a theme and today was … Read more >>

Guardian 26,581 by Chifonie

Tue May 26, 2015 at 11:30 amTue May 26, 2015 at 1:33 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26581.

Guardian 26,580 / Rufus

Mon May 25, 2015 at 9:57 am by Eileen

A typical Rufus Monday medley of double definitions, cryptic definitions and anagrams, with some nifty misdirections in 9 and 11ac and 1dn. Thanks to Rufus and a happy Bank Holiday to him and … Read more >>

Independent 8926 by Alchemi

Mon May 25, 2015 at 10:20 amMon May 25, 2015 at 9:00 am by NealH

A very entertaining and enjoyable puzzle which was accessible but certainly no gimme. There were some excellent clues (10 and 11 were both quite inventive). 27 was really the only clue that required … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 810/Pan

Mon May 25, 2015 at 8:14 am by Pierre

Took me a while to get started with this one, but that could just be me in lazy Bank Holiday mood. It all fell out steadily in the end, with some clues I … Read more >>

Private Eye/Cyclops 547 Ashdown Allergy

Mon May 25, 2015 at 8:05 pmMon May 25, 2015 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

Sorry, sorry, sorry – late blog – with no excuse at all. I had this blog ready to go apart from the words at the top and simply forgot. I seem to have … Read more >>

Everyman 3,580 (May 17)

Sun May 24, 2015 at 6:31 pmSun May 24, 2015 at 5:44 pm by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3580.

Beelzebub 1315

Sun May 24, 2015 at 1:00 am by Gaufrid

When I finished this puzzle I made a mental note of what I was going to say in this preamble – over very quickly (for a Beelzebub), a lot of easy entry clues, … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1317 Hieroglyph

Sun May 24, 2015 at 12:02 am by scchua

(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.) As commented by Pee Dee last … Read more >>

Azed 2241

Sun May 24, 2015 at 10:28 amSun May 24, 2015 at 12:01 am by duncanshiell

A plain Azed this week with its usual precise cluing leading to a mix of common and obscure words. I was held up for a while with the misdirection at … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1317 with Picture Quiz

Sun May 24, 2015 at 12:01 am by scchua

(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) As commented by Pee Dee last week, are the IoS puzzles generally getting more … Read more >>

Independent Crossword 8919 by Nestor (16-05-2015)

Sat May 23, 2015 at 12:06 am by twencelas

A Saturday in May – a tussle with Nestor. Always a taxing time Lots of interesting clues from Nestor. Certainly not a run of the mill crossword – barely a simple clue in … Read more >>