Fifteensquared – Page 1041 – Never knowingly undersolved

Guardian Prize 26,471 by Picaroon

Sat January 24, 2015 at 12:05 am by bridgesong

This was a really tough puzzle with an appropriate mini-theme.

Enigmatic Variations No. 1156: Definition by Xanthippe

Sun January 25, 2015 at 1:19 pmSat January 24, 2015 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

DEFINITION ticks several boxes in the list of classic EV devices – misprints in definitions giving some thematic material (a song title and part of a line from it) followed by the removal of … Read more >>

Independent 8,822 / Phi

Sat January 24, 2015 at 3:14 pmFri January 23, 2015 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

This is my first Friday blog of 2015, but no surprise to find the compiling slot occupied by Phi. I found this to be a medium-difficulty Phi puzzle, where I solved the longer … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26476 Boatman

Fri January 23, 2015 at 11:27 pmFri January 23, 2015 at 4:53 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.) Another Guardian slip today, which as … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26476 with Picture Quiz

Fri January 23, 2015 at 11:25 pmFri January 23, 2015 at 4:00 am by scchua

(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) Another Guardian slip today, which as of time of posting has not been rectified. … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,836 by WANDERER

Fri January 23, 2015 at 10:36 amFri January 23, 2015 at 1:30 am by Turbolegs

A brilliant stunner of an FT challenge!! Wanderer – If you are reading this, take a bow! I dont think I can adequately extol the attributes of this puzzle but suffices to say that I shall eagerly await more grids from this setter.

Financial Times no.14,835 by Peto

Thu January 22, 2015 at 11:28 amThu January 22, 2015 at 10:35 am by Ringo

All perfectly satisfactory.

Independent 8821 / Tyrus

Thu January 22, 2015 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

Tyrus is an occasional setter of weekday Independent puzzles. I think he is seen more regularly on Saturdays. . I took a while to solve this and didn’t always see the … Read more >>

Guardian 26,475 by Tramp

Thu January 22, 2015 at 3:24 am by PeterO

The puzze may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26475.

Financial Times 14,826 – Crux

Fri January 23, 2015 at 1:10 amThu January 22, 2015 at 12:05 am by Sil

Monday Prize Crossword/Jan 12 Exactly the same grid as last week’s prize puzzle, different setter yet more or less similar level, quality and enjoyment. For which many thanks to Crux. Definitions are underlined … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,825 by Redshank

Thu January 22, 2015 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of January 10, 2015 This was one of the toughest FT Weekend puzzles in my recent memory and a surprise after the last one by Redshank which … Read more >>

Independent 8,820 by Dac

Wed January 21, 2015 at 10:46 pmWed January 21, 2015 at 10:48 am by John

What new is there to say about Dac? This was one of his easiest, many of the clues not really very different from those in The Times Quick Cryptic, but the surfaces were as always perfect. I wondered if Dac was amusing himself by having all clues with their definition at the beginning — certainly this seemed to be the case at first — but it soon became clear that he wasn’t.

Definitions underlined.

Financial Times 14,834 by ARTEXLEN

Wed January 21, 2015 at 10:40 am by PeeDee

Spot on in every way, not much else to say! Thanks Artexlen.

Guardian 26,474 / Otterden

Tue February 3, 2015 at 8:39 amWed January 21, 2015 at 10:05 am by Eileen

I’m going to echo Andrew’s preamble to his blog of the most recent Otterden puzzle: ‘I haven’t been particularly impressed by Otterden’s puzzles in the past, and I’m afraid this one has done … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1368: Off and On by Nutmeg

Wed January 21, 2015 at 12:01 am by HolyGhost

Nutmeg‘s “Any other Name” came equal fourth in 2014, and her puzzles rank among my personal favourites. A small grid: 11×11. One letter must be omitted from the first eight across answers, … Read more >>