Fifteensquared – Page 1211 – Never knowingly undersolved

Guardian Cryptic N° 25,932 by Orlando

Fri April 26, 2013 at 3:29 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords/cryptic/25932.

Guardian 25,931 / Paul

Thu April 25, 2013 at 10:16 pmThu April 25, 2013 at 9:13 am by Eileen

I think this is one of the easiest Paul puzzles I’ve solved – but no less enjoyable for that – and, after yesterday, that’s perhaps a bit of a relief. Clues such as … Read more >>

Financial Times no.14,296 by Dogberry

Thu April 25, 2013 at 9:08 am by Ringo

I’m seldom at my best when I have to call on my scanty reserves of French to complete a crossword, and Dogberry made me do it not once but twice this morning. Still, … Read more >>

Independent 8,277 / Crosophile

Thu April 25, 2013 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

I did a double-take when I spotted that Crosophile had set today’s puzzle, since I have previously seen his (?) work on Wednesdays only. I worked steadily through this one, finding that I … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,287 – Dante

Thu April 25, 2013 at 12:05 am by Sil

Monday Prize Crossword/April 15 Nothing too tricky in this typical Dante crossword. Apart from the odd homophone and the palindrome at 16ac, Dante restricted himself to the standard devices. We were given cds … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,286 by Cincinnus

Thu April 25, 2013 at 7:27 pmThu April 25, 2013 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 13, 2013 I found this Cincinnus puzzle trickier than most but well up to his usual standard. My clues of the week are 16A (BENISON), … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,295 by Monk

Sat April 27, 2013 at 10:05 amWed April 24, 2013 at 11:16 am by PeeDee

An easier than usual puzzle from Monk, he has taken pity on us this week. Having said that there is still one I cannot explain, so any help appreciated. Enjoyable to solve as … Read more >>

Guardian 25,930 – Enigmatist

Wed April 24, 2013 at 11:40 amWed April 24, 2013 at 8:50 am by Andrew

It’s been quite a while since we saw Enigmatist on a weekday — not since 5 July last year in fact — and as always I was a little apprehensive when I saw … Read more >>

Independent 8276 / Dac

Wed April 24, 2013 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

Dac puzzles are always a joy for a blogger. The clues are excellent and the wordplay is 99% crystal clear. This puzzle seemed to me to be perhaps on easier … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1277: The Long View by Wickball

Wed April 24, 2013 at 2:00 am by duncanshiell

This week’s Inquisitor has a new setter – Wickball. Welcome Sir [or Madam] The puzzle is entitled ‘The Long View’ with a preamble that stated "Every clue yields a redundant letter, either in … Read more >>

Financial Times 14294 Gaff

Wed April 24, 2013 at 1:22 amTue April 23, 2013 at 11:21 am by scchua

This was trickier than the usual Tuesday FT. So much so that I had to get help from a better solver than I, to complete it, which partly accounts for the slightly later blog. … Read more >>

Independent 8275/Scorpion

Tue April 23, 2013 at 10:48 am by John

The theme that Scorpion has used here worried me a bit at first because I felt my knowledge of these things generally was a bit thin, but it soon became clear that all … Read more >>

Guardian 25,929 by Pasquale

Tue April 23, 2013 at 2:27 amTue April 23, 2013 at 1:51 am by Uncle Yap

I cannot say I enjoyed this too much today and I am not grumpy. (Why do some people say I am grumpy whenever I point out something I do not like very much?) … Read more >>

Guardian 25,928 – Chifonie

Mon April 22, 2013 at 11:45 amMon April 22, 2013 at 10:05 am by manehi

Enjoyable and not too difficult. Favourite clues were 18a, 21a and 11d. Across 1 GREAT APE =”Animal” EAT=”to have a meal” inside GRAPE=”fruit” 5 YAMMER =”Complain consistently” Y=”Yankee” in the phonetic alphabet + … Read more >>

Independent 8274/Morph

Mon April 22, 2013 at 4:13 pmMon April 22, 2013 at 10:05 am by Pierre

After his offering on the day of the royal wedding in 2011, some folk had Morph inked in for a Thatcher tribute puzzle last Wednesday; but the editor seems to have resisted that … Read more >>