Fifteensquared – Page 1025 – Never knowingly undersolved

Financial Times 14,896 by Mudd

Thu April 16, 2015 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 4, 2015 I made my way well through this puzzle until I got stumped by 16d (SLAPHEAD). My clue of the week is 25a (EMBARGO) … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,905 / Redshank

Wed April 15, 2015 at 10:40 am by Gaufrid

Not for the first time, two rogue black squares have crept into the grid and messed up the numbering. However, once this was spotted progress could be made. An enjoyable challenge from Redshank … Read more >>

Independent 8,892 by Dac

Wed April 15, 2015 at 10:06 am by John

The usual thing: every clue has a silky-smooth surface that never compromises the parsing. I thought this was on the hard side for a Dac and it took me some while to understand one or two, particularly 23ac, which I almost gave up on, but my parsing is I think what he intended, although perhaps it is on the edge compared with Dac’s usual.

Guardian 26,546 – Pasquale

Wed April 15, 2015 at 7:37 am by Andrew

This started off seeming quite a gentle ride by Pasquale standards, but I got a bit held up on the left-hand side by what I think is a rather unsatisfactory clue for 1d. … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1380: Serpent Is as Serpent Does by Serpent

Thu April 16, 2015 at 2:26 pmWed April 15, 2015 at 12:01 am by HolyGhost

Serpent slithers into view – venomous? We’ll see. Preamble: Solvers must determine how to enter the answers to across clues, listed in alphabetical order of their (equal-length) answers. Taken in clue order, … Read more >>

Guardian 26,545 by Nutmeg

Tue April 14, 2015 at 10:10 amTue April 14, 2015 at 8:34 am by flashling

A bright sunny morning brings Nutmeg, who can be quite a tricksy setter to unravel.

Independent 8891 / Crosophile

Tue April 14, 2015 at 8:04 am by Bertandjoyce

Crosophile appears once a month but doesn’t have a regular slot in the week, unlike other some other compilers. His last puzzle which we also blogged, seemed to divide opinion but we don’t … Read more >>

Financial Times 14904 Neo

Tue April 14, 2015 at 11:00 amTue April 14, 2015 at 4:52 am by scchua

(Work in progress: 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 Neo on … Read more >>

Financial Times 14904 with Picture Quiz

Tue April 14, 2015 at 11:01 amTue April 14, 2015 at 3:58 am by scchua

(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) A Neo on the lenient side. Thanks to Neo. Definitions are underlined in the … Read more >>

Guardian 26,544 by Rufus

Tue April 14, 2015 at 12:24 amMon April 13, 2015 at 12:26 pm by PeterO

My apologies for the late arrival of this blog. The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26544

Financial Times 14,896 by Mudd

Financial Times 14,905 / Redshank

Independent 8,892 by Dac

Guardian 26,546 – Pasquale

Inquisitor 1380: Serpent Is as Serpent Does by Serpent

Guardian 26,545 by Nutmeg

Independent 8891 / Crosophile

Financial Times 14904 Neo

Financial Times 14904 with Picture Quiz

Guardian 26,544 by Rufus

Guardian Quiptic 804/Hectence

Independent 8890 by Monk

Cyclops 544: Who is Silvio?

Independent on Sunday 1,311 by Poins

Everyman 3,574