Fifteensquared – Page 1234 – Never knowingly undersolved

Independent 8334 by Quixote

Mon July 1, 2013 at 10:23 amMon July 1, 2013 at 9:00 am by NealH

The usual well-constructed puzzle, although one or two of the definitions such as those in 9 and 21 required a bit of checking. Across 1. Worthy firm not beyond repair, needing millions invested … Read more >>

Guardian Genius 120 / Paul

Sun June 30, 2013 at 7:10 amSun June 30, 2013 at 1:00 am by Gaufrid

The special instructions were: *28 across and 12 down are unclued. Five solutions are 28 12 down, not further defined in their clues and 28 12 downs, say, have featured three other solutions, also … Read more >>

Azed 2142

Sun June 30, 2013 at 7:06 amSun June 30, 2013 at 12:05 am by Andrew

I quite often manage to complete a large proportion the easier Azeds without any aids, but this is the first (at least for a while) where I was able to write in all … Read more >>

Everyman N° 3,481

Sun June 30, 2013 at 12:01 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords/everyman/3481.

Independent on Sunday 1218/Kairos

Sun June 30, 2013 at 5:51 pmSun June 30, 2013 at 12:01 am by Pierre

Well, I don’t know about you, but I found this hard. Some very good cluing by Kairos, and you have to say that this setter takes care with his surfaces; there were some … Read more >>

Crossword Solving Research – a message from Kathryn Friedlander (University of Buckingham)

Wed July 3, 2013 at 12:00 pmSat June 29, 2013 at 10:15 am by Admin

A number of you may have seen some articles last week in the press concerning our crossword research and, in particular, the recorded crossword solving trials we conducted in Buckingham during 2011, which … Read more >>

Independent 8327 by Anax (Sat 22-Jun-2013)

Sat June 29, 2013 at 10:57 amSat June 29, 2013 at 12:02 am by beermagnet

“This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius … ” When I saw the references to 7 in so many clues I immediately made a special effort to crack it (failed). But … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 2,981 / Paul

Sat June 29, 2013 at 12:02 am by Eileen

A puzzle at the more straightforward end of Paul’s range, I think, especially for a Prize, made easier by the four long answers, which went in pretty readily. There seem to be rather … Read more >>

Independent 8332/Phi

Fri November 24, 2017 at 10:29 amFri June 28, 2013 at 10:26 am by John

As we always have on Friday, a good offering from Phi. He has used as his theme the cringeworthy 13ac, which is a way of using an idea that is very simple but … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,351 by Flimsy

Fri June 28, 2013 at 10:11 am by Jed

Straightforward and entertaining Across 1 RAGAMUFFIN urchin RAG (argue with) A MUFFIN (man with woman) 7 GAME triple definition 9 UGLI fruit sounds like UGLY (rotten) 10 FIRST-CLASS … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1216

Fri June 28, 2013 at 9:00 am by Jed

First-rate Across 1 Watched, including Question Time, and following item SEQUENT QU (question) in SEEN (watched) T (time) 7 Different article secured by soldiers OTHER THE (article) in OR … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic N° 25,986 by Paul

Fri June 28, 2013 at 4:47 amFri June 28, 2013 at 4:06 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords/cryptic/25986. Unless the Grauniad has got its act together, this address is the only way to get at the crossword; the usual links are missing (even if you search for 25986, it will tell you that it does not exist). Thus my normal inclusion of the address may be of particular use.