Fifteensquared – Page 1047 – Never knowingly undersolved

Everyman 3,564

Sun February 1, 2015 at 12:39 am by Matt

A pleasing crossword, with a couple that bewildered me.

Guardian Genius No 139 by Brummie

Sun February 1, 2015 at 12:05 am by bridgesong

I should never have said that the December Genius was easier than the Christmas special puzzle; this Genius was much harder than December’s.

Independent on Sunday 1301 Hieroglyph

Sun February 1, 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.) Nice Sunday offering, thanks to Hieroglyph. … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1301 with Picture Quiz

Sun February 1, 2015 at 1:59 amSun February 1, 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.) Nice Sunday offering, thanks to Hieroglyph. Definitions are underlined in the clues. P.S. When … Read more >>

AZED 2,225

Sun February 1, 2015 at 3:15 pmSun February 1, 2015 at 12:00 am by PeeDee

A fine selection of obscure words from AZED, very enjoyable to track them all down.

Independent 8823 by Klingsor (Saturday Prize Puzzle 24 January 2015)

Sat January 31, 2015 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

Maybe not as challenging as some recent Saturday Prize Indy puzzles, but an enjoyable offering from Klingsor, with some nice surface readings… I particularly enjoyed the image of a ‘reckless’ Doc slapping Happy … Read more >>

Guardian 26,477 / Paul

Sat January 31, 2015 at 12:01 am by mhl

A satisfying prize crossword from Paul; not too difficult but lots to enjoy. There was a nice mini-theme relating to the placement of the letter M, both in 1a,9 and 14a (which had … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No. 1157: Observation by Nudnix

Sat January 31, 2015 at 12:00 am by Shenanigans

This week, a setter who was new to EV, although there have been a couple of recent Magpie puzzles from Nudnix. The preamble seemed almost innocuous… no missing/extra letters, misprints, spoonerisms or other … Read more >>

Independent 8828 / Phi

Fri May 17, 2019 at 9:12 amFri January 30, 2015 at 8:34 am by Gaufrid

I found this to be somewhat of a 22ac. Seeing all the 11s in the across clues I decided to start with 24dn and work backwards. I didn’t solve the key 11dn when … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,842 by MUDD

Fri January 30, 2015 at 3:16 amFri January 30, 2015 at 2:17 am by Turbolegs

Unusual to see Mudd on Friday but a very welcome (if somewhat scary) setter nevertheless. I found his challenge today to be more approachable than some of his earlier ones. Clean cluing and neat surfaces meant a pleasurable solve this morning.

Guardian 26,482 by Pasquale

Fri January 30, 2015 at 2:16 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26482.

Guardian 26,481 / Paul

Thu January 29, 2015 at 5:26 pmThu January 29, 2015 at 9:09 am by Eileen

A mixture of some very succinct / straightforward clues [the last three, for instance] which wouldn’t be out of place in a Rufus puzzle, and others which were typically Pauline ones, in construction … Read more >>

Financial Times no.14,841 by Aardvark

Thu January 29, 2015 at 8:42 am by Ringo

A smart, neat, enjoyable puzzle that didn’t cause me too many problems – with one exception.

Independent 8,827 / Morph

Thu January 29, 2015 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Morph is this week’s Thursday compiler and offers me my first Morph solve/blog of 2015. I found this puzzle a tough one to get into, although I knew that my perseverance would be … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,832 – Dante

Thu January 29, 2015 at 12:05 am by Sil

Monday Prize Crossword/Jan 19 Fairly typical Dante puzzle with – rather unusual – one clue that seems sort of problematic to me (9ac). Definitions are underlined wherever possible and/or appropriate. Across 1 HUBRIS Shrub I cultivated … Read more >>