Fifteensquared – Page 1236 – Never knowingly undersolved

Inquisitor 1260: Inevitably! by Glow-worm

Wed December 26, 2012 at 1:23 am by HolyGhost

Haven’t seen Glow-worm for nearly a year now, so welcome back. I’ll be hiking on Gran Canaria when this comes out, and won’t be checking any comments until I return. Each of … Read more >>

Independent 8173 by Quixote

Mon December 24, 2012 at 10:09 am by Jed

Festive fare from the Don Across 1 MASS dd 3 HAVERSACKS bags AVERS (states) in HACKS (cuts) 9 SKIABLE (IS BLEAK)* 11 EXACTOR demanding person EX ACTOR 12… Once … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 684/Moley

Mon December 24, 2012 at 9:34 am by Pierre

You’re probably all too busy doing last-minute stuff to be solving crosswords or reading blogs, so in an effort to get you to have a look at a lovely Quiptic from Moley, I … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 25827 Rufus

Mon December 24, 2012 at 9:13 pmMon December 24, 2012 at 9:29 am by scchua

Firstly, thank you to PeeDee, Andrew and BertandJoyce for filling in for me while I was away. Also, a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to one and all at Fifteensquared. In … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1,189

Sun December 23, 2012 at 3:54 pm by Simon Harding

A pretty tough week, though everything fell into place in the end. I think I’ve explained everything, but must admit that Chambers got quite a thumbing whilst blogging! *=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic … Read more >>

Everyman No. 3454 (16th December)

Sun December 23, 2012 at 6:30 am by The Trafites

Lorraine: Good morning to you all, Good all round puzzle this week, I enjoyed it immensly. Lots of anagrams which is one of my favourite type of clue. I thought 26ac was a good … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1,191 by Donk

Sun December 23, 2012 at 7:36 pmSun December 23, 2012 at 5:53 am by Simon Harding

I think this is the first time I’ve blogged a Donk puzzle, and in fact it may be only the setter’s second appearance on a Sunday. This kept me busy most of the … Read more >>

Azed 2115

Sun December 23, 2012 at 2:00 am by duncanshiell

Another very sound set of clues from Azed, making full use of the more obscure meanings of words. You always know where you stand with Azed. If you feel unhappy with the parsing … Read more >>

Independent 8166 by Anax (Saturday Prize Puzzle 15 December 2012)

Sat December 22, 2012 at 6:31 amSat December 22, 2012 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

The first thing that struck me about this puzzle was the amount of white space amongst the clues – combined with the identity of the setter, Anax, this was enough to strike fear … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No.1047 – X Marks the ???? by Rustic

Sun December 23, 2012 at 12:30 amSat December 22, 2012 at 12:00 am by Mister Sting

There are two errors in the first sentence of this EV’s preamble. There are dots rather than commas separating some of the numbers giving word lengths for the quotation, which is described as “running clockwise IN THE MOST of the perimeter”. I appreciate that these are small mistakes (and not the setter’s fault), but they irk me.

Inquisitor 1260: Inevitably! by Glow-worm

Independent 8173 by Quixote

Guardian Quiptic 684/Moley

Guardian Cryptic 25827 Rufus

Beelzebub 1,189

Everyman No. 3454 (16th December)

Independent on Sunday 1,191 by Donk

Azed 2115

Independent 8166 by Anax (Saturday Prize Puzzle 15 December 2012)

Enigmatic Variations No.1047 – X Marks the ???? by Rustic

Guardian Prize Puzzle 25,820 by Shed

Guardian 25,825 – Puck

Financial Times 14,193 by Sleuth

Independent 8171 / Phi

Independent 8170/Scorpion