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Araucaria Newsnight crossword

Sat March 7, 2015 at 5:15 pmThu February 7, 2013 at 7:19 pm by Eileen

In response to a request in General Discussion, a blog of the puzzle, available here that Araucaria wrote for Tuesday evening’s ‘Newsnight’, in which he appeared. If you missed the programme, it can … Read more >>

Financial Times no.14,231 by Hamilton

Thu February 7, 2013 at 10:03 am by Ringo

I’ve always found it a bit of a struggle to get on Hamilton’s wavelength, and this morning’s offering was no exception – but that’s not to say I didn’t enjoy the challenge. Even … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 25865 Orlando

Thu February 7, 2013 at 2:29 pmThu February 7, 2013 at 8:59 am by scchua

An enjoyable offering from Orlando. Not difficult, with 25across my last one in. Thanks to Orlando. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[The pictures at the bottom have unidentified links to the puzzle. … Read more >>

Independent 8211 / Tyrus

Thu February 7, 2013 at 1:30 pmThu February 7, 2013 at 8:08 am by Bertandjoyce

We are celebrating our first anniversary of blogging on fifteensquared this week and it’s Thursday so we expected a somewhat difficult solve, especially when we saw that it was Tyrus who has the … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,222 – Dante

Thu February 7, 2013 at 10:42 pmThu February 7, 2013 at 12:05 am by Sil

Monday Prize Crossword/Jan 28 Another Monday, another Dante? I am not sure. There were quite a few clues that I didn’t find particularly satisfying. Perhaps it was just me. If indeed so, I … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,221 by Mudd

Thu February 7, 2013 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of January 26th, 2013 One of my solving buddies referred to this puzzle as a slow burner. Meaning, as I took it, that you don’t get completely … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,230 by Cinephile

Fri February 8, 2013 at 8:25 amWed February 6, 2013 at 11:45 am by PeeDee

Yet another good puzzle from Cinephile, fresh and original as ever. For overseas solvers a P45 is a UK tax form given to employees when they leave a company. If anyone is unaware … Read more >>

Guardian 25,864 / Paul

Wed February 6, 2013 at 10:20 amWed February 6, 2013 at 9:33 am by Eileen

Not a lot of joy here for me today, with a theme in which I have little interest – but I’m glad to say that I did not resort to Google, except to … Read more >>

Independent 8,210 / Dac

Wed February 6, 2013 at 12:56 pmWed February 6, 2013 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

It is Wednesday today and not the last of the month, so it has to be Dac, and indeed it is! I found this towards the tougher end of the Dac spectrum, and … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1266: WOODCHUCK PUZZLE by Plench

Wed February 6, 2013 at 5:00 am by Hihoba

Another first time setter – welcome Plench! The rubric read: Nine clue answers have been thematically affected. Two cases are of a different sort from the rest, and a third item of this … Read more >>

Financial Times 14229 Neo

Tue February 5, 2013 at 3:36 pmTue February 5, 2013 at 8:10 am by scchua

I thought this was going to be Neo shaking us out of our Tuesday complacency, on first pass. However it turned out to be quite benign, helped in my case, by the … Read more >>

Independent 8209 / Radian

Tue February 5, 2013 at 9:10 amTue February 5, 2013 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

Radian is a regular setter in the Independent (and also the Guardian and Financial Times under different pseudonyms. I note he is in the Guardian today as Crucible). Radian is keen on themes … Read more >>

Guardian 25,863 – Crucible

Wed February 6, 2013 at 12:46 amTue February 5, 2013 at 1:40 am by Uncle Yap

This is a very foxy puzzle with a mini-theme that I almost missed. The clues are varied and employ many devices to bemuse and amuse. Very entertaining. Across 1 DECOCT It takes months … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 690 / Moley

Mon February 4, 2013 at 11:43 am by Big Dave

Another good puzzle with a good range of clue types, but I wonder how many solvers from South of the Border knew the Scottish word for shudder. Most of the definitions given are … Read more >>

Guardian no. 25862 by Rufus

Mon February 4, 2013 at 10:55 amMon February 4, 2013 at 9:23 am by flashling

Pretty typical Rufus I felt this morning, shed loads of double definitions which aren’t really my favourite clue type. Andrew is away, so I’m standing in, AMP and BROAD appear twice in the … Read more >>