Fifteensquared – Page 1032 – Never knowingly undersolved

Enigmatic Variations No. 1161: Extremes by Chalicea

Sun March 1, 2015 at 8:30 amSat February 28, 2015 at 12:00 am by Shenanigans

For the second month in succession, I’m blogging a puzzle with no extra/hidden letters/words or misprints. There were just a couple of unclued entries to find, and they would indicate which twenty-six letters … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26506 Picaroon

Fri February 27, 2015 at 3:52 pmFri February 27, 2015 at 8:55 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.) Slow to get started, but the … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26506 with Picture Quiz

Fri February 27, 2015 at 4:00 pmFri February 27, 2015 at 8:54 am by scchua

(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) Slow to get started, but the pace quickened towards the finish (maybe it was … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,866 by BRADMAN

Fri February 27, 2015 at 8:51 am by Turbolegs

A reunion with the Don this Friday. A very pleasant challenge with some clues that were just out of reach (annoyingly so) as a direct solve. I had to resort to looking up Google for confirming the parsing for a couple of clues.

Independent 8852 / Phi

Fri June 21, 2019 at 10:45 amFri February 27, 2015 at 8:01 am by Bertandjoyce

Well, it’s Phiday again, and he seems to be getting tougher these days. Last week’s offering seemed more tricky than usual, and this one also took us longer than expected. Although Phi denies … Read more >>

Financial Times no.14,865 by Redshank

Thu February 26, 2015 at 9:51 am by Ringo

Always a pleasure to see Redshank’s name at the top of a grid.

Independent 8,851 / Klingsor

Thu February 26, 2015 at 10:01 amThu February 26, 2015 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

It has been a long time since it has fallen to me to blog a puzzle by Klingsor, so I was keen to get my teeth into this one this morning. This particular … Read more >>

Guardian 26,505 by Chifonie

Thu February 26, 2015 at 11:43 amThu February 26, 2015 at 1:52 am by PeterO

THe puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26505.

Financial Times 14,856 – Dante

Fri February 27, 2015 at 12:31 pmThu February 26, 2015 at 12:05 am by Sil

Monday Prize Crossword/Feb 16, 2015

While still in the aftermath of moving house, I did find the time to solve (and blog) this Dante puzzle. I think it was a typical one, wasn’t it?

Financial Times 14,855 by Goliath

Thu February 26, 2015 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 14, 2015 I found this puzzle much easier than the last Goliath. And I enjoyed it more too. My clue of the week is 6d … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,864 by MONK

Wed February 25, 2015 at 1:55 pmWed February 25, 2015 at 11:04 am by PeeDee

A middle-difficulty puzzle from Monk, clues are absolutely watertight as usual. Thanks Monk for another top-quality puzzle.

Guardian 26,504 / Brummie

Wed February 25, 2015 at 9:59 am by Eileen

I enjoyed solving this one. As one who delights in witty, story-telling surfaces, I’ve sometimes despaired of some of Brummie’s but there are some really interesting pictures conjured up by some of these! … Read more >>

Independent 8850 / Quixote

Wed February 25, 2015 at 11:25 amWed February 25, 2015 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

Quixote has given us a puzzle today with some good anagrams. I don’t think is the best puzzle that Quixote has ever produced, but it proved a entertaining challenge with … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1373: Rules of Engagement by Ifor

Wed February 25, 2015 at 12:01 am by duncanshiell

There was a fairly lengthy preamble to this weeks puzzle by Ifor. It stated "six clues whose answers share a general definition consist only of wordplay. These answers must be thematically changed to … Read more >>

Independent 8,849 by Knut

Tue February 24, 2015 at 10:45 am by John

Knut made his debut only the other day. Now he appears again, and much of this continues the good start he made. There is a lot I don’t understand; my temptation is to say that some of the clues are a bit weak or unsound, but I don’t dare to because it’s far more likely that I’m missing things.

It’s a very strange grid — perfectly OK and no solecisms with the checking. Was this, together with the large number of clues, done in order to fit in some theme? If it was then I can’t see it.

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