Fifteensquared – Page 1276 – Never knowingly undersolved

Guardian 25,690 – Bonxie

Tue July 17, 2012 at 9:13 amTue July 17, 2012 at 2:19 am by Uncle Yap

What a cracker of a puzzle. Some easy clues but many challenging devices mixed in as well to titillate and bemuse. I even had to contact two good friends, NeilW and Dr G … Read more >>

Independent 8035 by Morph

Mon July 16, 2012 at 12:30 pm by nmsindy

I found this a mixture of quite easy and very tricky, solving it in 32 mins though I’d all but the last four answers in around half that time. There are two where … Read more >>

Fairly standard for a Monday Rufus, albeit with a few slightly disappointing cryptic defs today. Across 1 JACKASS =”Fool” JACK=”sailor” + A + SS [steamship] 5 KNUCKLE cryptic def referring to knuckledusters [wiki] … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic N° 661 by Orlando

Mon July 16, 2012 at 3:52 am by PeterO

I was just about to pick up this puzzle when there was a loud clap of thunder, and my cable went down hard – no internet, phone or TV; and it stayed that way for three hours. Fortunately, Orlando came up with crossword that I could sail through (I do not think I will catch so much flak for saying that this time!), and I hope the blog is up too scratch, if a little rushed. And the internet stayed up, even though thunder continues to rumble around.

Independent on Sunday 1,168/Poins

Sun July 15, 2012 at 5:41 pm by Ali

A nice Sunday challenge from Poins. I definitely found this tougher than some of his/her weekday puzzles and needed the rain break during the tennis to finish it off. No problems with any … Read more >>

Azed No 2092

Sun July 15, 2012 at 12:05 am by bridgesong

I found this on the hard side for a plain Azed, certainly harder than last week’s competition puzzle. In that puzzle Azed wrote a clue in French; this puzzle also required a knowledge … Read more >>

Everyman 3431/8 July

Sun July 15, 2012 at 7:27 amSun July 15, 2012 at 12:01 am by Pierre

Another fine puzzle in the Everyman style, with plenty of good surfaces and elegant cluing. But I found this trickier than normal, with one phrase I had never come across before. … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations 1025: 13 Down by Kcit

Sat July 14, 2012 at 7:00 am by Shenanigans

Just to reiterate what mc_rapper highlighted last week, The Sunday Telegraph is now accepting email submissions for Enigmatic Variations. This requires you to scan your solution/entry coupon, and email it to prize.puzzles@telegraph.co.uk, with … Read more >>

Independent 8028 (Sat 07-July 2012) Monk

Sat July 14, 2012 at 6:42 pmSat July 14, 2012 at 12:15 am by beermagnet

I think I am beginning to recognise Monk’s style. Straight, non-thematic crosswords clued with a range of difficulty. Some relatively accessible clues to start with, but nothing too obvious, so you can make … Read more >>

Guardian Prize No 25,682 by Araucaria

Sat July 14, 2012 at 12:05 am by bridgesong

I found this on the easy side for a prize puzzle, although there are one or two traps for the unwary. The theme was easy to spot, and there are one or two … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,055 by Redshank

Fri July 13, 2012 at 11:47 am by Jed

Struggled over 23 down having to summon troops for assistance Across 1 SACRED (devoted to deity) ACRE (area) in SD (South Dakota) 4 VINDALOO (food) V-1 (rocket) (AND)* LOO (convenience) … Read more >>

Independent 8,033 / Phi

Wed July 18, 2012 at 12:12 pmFri July 13, 2012 at 10:14 am by RatkojaRiku

This Friday morning, as is customary, saw me pitting my wits against Phi’s latest offering. I enjoyed completing this grid, with its four long entries; it is not one that I recall having … Read more >>

Guardian 25,687 / Araucaria

Fri July 13, 2012 at 9:36 am by Eileen

When the first two across clues went in straightaway, I thought this might be going to be a doddle. Not so: I found it quite hard going, even after getting the theme early … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1166

Fri July 13, 2012 at 9:00 am by Jed

Satisfying challenge Across 1 Exemplified corruption of tainted saint INSTANTIATED (TAINTED SAINT)* 10 I settled into army training, becoming this MILITARY I LIT (I settled) in (ARMY)* 11 Imposter’s endless … Read more >>

Financial Times no.14,054 by ORENSE

Thu July 12, 2012 at 9:50 am by Ringo

Maybe it was because, unusually for me, I resorted to the Pink ‘un itself rather printing off the online version – or maybe it was because the sun was out – but, in … Read more >>