Never knowingly undersolved
Everyman on good form this morning. One or two definitions which I thought were a bit imprecise, but otherwise all sound, with some clever anagrams. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition … Read more >>
A good varied crossword with some easy clues and some tricky ones – something for everyone. Thanks Hypnos.
A puzzle with a particularly appropriate theme from Pasquale this week.
A second Nestor in a row for me, in the 5-weekly blogging cycle, and another pleasant solve with some interesting surface readings… My eye drifted down to the bottom of the grid and … Read more >>
A blank grid with no bars or numbers – and one of the longest preambles for a while…is Artix going to be playing games with our heads? That preamble in full: The two … Read more >>
An excellent puzzle from Goliath to get my Friday started. Unfortunately for me, it wasnt easy going and so the solving process (in brief spurts) extended well into the afternoon. This was a nice meaty challenge and now gives me a Turkey with regards to quality challenges over the past three weeks.
It’s Friday today, so it’s almost guaranteed to be a Phi-day! I made pretty steady progress through this one, struggling with 17 and 18 in the SE quadrant and 7, 8 and 11 … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26333.
I’d almost given up hope of blogging another Tramp puzzle, as it’s over a year since my last one. This one was, as expected, well worth waiting for. Tramp tells us from time … Read more >>
Morning all, and thanks to Gaufrid for filling in for me at short notice last week. This – and I think I can safely say this without being accused of peacocking – was the easiest puzzle I’ve ever blogged for FifteenSquared.
Tyrus has given us an entertaining crossword and one that provides the usual Thursday challenge There was a bit of geographical bent to clues and entries today with INDIANA (15 … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/Jul 28 There was a lot to admire in this elegant Crux puzzle which, in my perception, was significantly harder than usual for this setter. I know, everything’s relative but for … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 26, 2014 I found this puzzle challenging and only moderately satisfying. My top clues are 1a (COQUET), 24a (FAUSTIAN) and 25a (ARGYLE). ACROSS 1 What … Read more >>
An unremarkable crossword from Dac. By which I don’t mean that it is less than excellent, simply that it is just as usual. Nice clues, all so far as I can see perfectly sound.
I found this on the easy side for a Dac.
I didn’t find this as much fun as previous Artexlen puzzles I have blogged.