Fifteensquared – Page 1116 – Never knowingly undersolved

Guardian Prize Puzzle 26,376 by Philistine

Sat October 4, 2014 at 8:01 amSat October 4, 2014 at 12:03 am by bridgesong

A tougher than usual challenge this week, on a theme which was unfamiliar to me.

Enigmatic Variations No. 1140: 118 by MynoT

Sat October 4, 2014 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

In the week leading up to the Scottish referendum, I took inspiration from the story of Robert the Bruce in his cave with the spider…’if at first you can’t solve the EV, stare at … Read more >>

A sad loss

Fri October 3, 2014 at 12:15 pm by Gaufrid

Some of you may have noticed that one of our regular contributors, rhotician, has not commented recently. Sadly, the reason for this is that he was in hospital where he passed away on Tuesday morning.

Since his first comment back in early June 2012, rhotician has regularly provided valuable input to our discussions and I, for one, will miss his contributions. I’m sure that all those who visit this site, particularly those who met Michael at one of the S&B get-togethers, will wish to join me in sending condolences to his family and friends.

Guardian 26,381 – Picaroon

Fri October 3, 2014 at 9:28 am by Andrew

A very entertaining puzzle from Picaroon, where I realised early on what was happening in 10 across (after getting 23/12), but that didn’t make the other thematic phrases any easier to solve. I … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,743 / Bradman

Fri October 3, 2014 at 7:58 am by Gaufrid

With only a handful of entries during my first pass through the clues I thought I might struggle a little with this one but I then made steady progress and completed it without … Read more >>

Independent 8,727 / Phi

Fri January 11, 2019 at 9:35 amFri October 3, 2014 at 7:15 am by RatkojaRiku

Friday is Phi-day, of course, and Phi has duly served up his latest cruciverbal offering for us. I found that I worked my way through this one at a fairly steady pace before … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,742 by ORENSE

Thu October 2, 2014 at 11:02 am by Ringo

I enjoyed this pleasant little puzzle from our old pal Orense.

Independent 8726 / Tees

Thu October 2, 2014 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

Tees. makes his monthly appearance today with an entertaining puzzle. The puzzle is the first pangram I have blogged for sometime. I think I got the hint of a pangram … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26380 Paul

Fri October 3, 2014 at 1:08 amThu October 2, 2014 at 5:09 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.) As I usually find with Paul, … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26380 with Picture Quiz

Fri October 3, 2014 at 1:05 amThu October 2, 2014 at 5:00 am by scchua

(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) As I usually find with Paul, few pickings initially, but one can count on all … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,733 – Crux

Thu October 2, 2014 at 12:05 am by Sil

Monday Prize Crossword/Sep 22 Fine puzzle by Crux with only a couple of sighs in the CD department. Curiously enough, this crossword has exactly the same grid as the one that precedes it (Mudd’s prize puzzle, … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,732 by Mudd

Thu October 2, 2014 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 20, 2014 As usual Mudd gives us a lot of double definitions in this puzzle including two with cryptic definitions that I rather like. My … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,741 by GOZO

Wed October 1, 2014 at 10:36 pmWed October 1, 2014 at 10:23 am by PeeDee

A very nice puzzle from Gozo.

Independent 8,725 by Dac

Wed October 1, 2014 at 9:55 am by John

As always on Wednesdays, which don’t seem to be suffering the upheavals of the other days.

I sometimes wonder whether to feign ignorance of the parsing of some clues, so that people will respond and tell me how they work It’s the only way people will be prompted to post when it’s a Dac day, for everything is so tidy and uncontroversial, although in this one there’s a question about 5dn.