Fifteensquared – Page 1256 – Never knowingly undersolved

Independent 8105 / Phi

Fri October 5, 2012 at 11:34 amFri October 5, 2012 at 10:26 am by John

A typical gentle (to use a word The Times uses for some of its Sudokus) sound crossword from Phi today. Nothing very controversial I think, and the usual musical references. Surprise surprise, I … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,127 by Hamilton

Fri October 5, 2012 at 9:38 am by Jed

A mixed challenge Across 9 HEARTACHE (anguish) HE (man) ART (skill) ACHE (longing) 10 GRIPE (complain) G[eorge] RIPE (ready) 11 UNCANNY (mysterious) UNC[le] (relative cut short) ANN (girl) [holida]Y 12 … Read more >>

Guardian 25,759 / Paul

Fri October 5, 2012 at 1:22 pmFri October 5, 2012 at 9:25 am by Eileen

A themed puzzle from Paul, which may well open up discussion along familiar lines: those familiar with the theme were probably able to fill in a number of the answers from the enumeration … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1178

Fri October 5, 2012 at 9:00 am by Jed

This was a very hard nut to crack Across 1 Fair girl is past her prime, acting ISOLDA (girl’s name meaning fair) IS OLD (past her prime) A (acting) 6 … Read more >>

Financial Times no.14,126 by PETO

Thu October 4, 2012 at 10:15 am by Ringo

A soggy pink ‘un – thanks to the newsagent’s unmopped floor – and varied and enjoyable, if not particularly difficult, puzzle from Peto. I don’t know if I’ve blogged this setter before (or, … Read more >>

Independent 8104 / Klingsor

Thu October 4, 2012 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

This was an interesting puzzle from Klingsor – well worthy of a Thursday Independent slot. There were a number of &Lit clues leading to CIAO (9 across), COMPUTER DATING (21 … Read more >>

Guardian 25,758 – Orlando

Thu October 4, 2012 at 9:24 amThu October 4, 2012 at 12:51 am by Andrew

The usual high-quality stuff from Orlando. Nothing particularly hard, but there are several definitions that are nicely tucked away in smooth surface readings. Across 1. REGULUS LUGER reversed … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,117 – Falcon

Thu October 4, 2012 at 12:15 am by Sil

Monday Prize Crossword/Sep 24 Not C- or D-day this time, but an elegantly clued crossword by Falcon which can be found here. Very enjoyable, but also very easy. There are people visiting this site … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,116 by Mudd

Fri October 5, 2012 at 3:42 pmThu October 4, 2012 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 22, 2012 Mudd has a few very clever clues here: 10A (COINCIDE), 24A (ZEBRA), 28A (LIMEKILN) and 11D (IRVING BERLIN), and a couple that seem … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,125 by Monk

Wed October 3, 2012 at 2:29 pmWed October 3, 2012 at 1:06 pm by PeeDee

One expects a challenge from Monk, but I think this was difficult by anyone’s standards. Round the edge of the grid are THE THE (1980’s pop band) THE BARD (Shakespeare) THE OAKS (a … Read more >>

Independent 8,103 / Dac

Wed October 3, 2012 at 8:03 pmWed October 3, 2012 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

I have swapped days with a fellow blogger this week, which is why I am posting today and not on Friday. It is far from the last Wednesday of the month today, so … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic N° 25,757 by Philistine

Wed October 3, 2012 at 2:07 am by PeterO

Philistine has been in the Guardian stable for a little over a year now, but I still made a slow start to this puzzle, trying to get on his wavelength. The effort was well worth it; I found it a fine crossword with plenty of well-camouflaged ingenuity.