Fifteensquared – Page 1324 – Never knowingly undersolved

Cyclops 461

Sun February 5, 2012 at 6:41 pm by jetdoc

Oops, I hit ‘Publish’ before rescheduling this for midnight! I hope no one is discombobulated by the earliness. Sorry about the lack of a witty title, but I just can’t think of anything. … Read more >>

AZED No. 2,069 Plain

Sun February 5, 2012 at 6:45 am by The Trafites

Nick: A toughy from Azed this week, which I give 8/10 on the Azedian hardness scale. As usual for Azed, some good stuff going on (13ac, 4dn, 28dn), but I do feel it’s slightly … Read more >>

Everyman No. 3408 (29th January)

Sun February 12, 2012 at 6:29 pmSun February 5, 2012 at 6:30 am by The Trafites

Lorraine: Good morning one and all. Very enjoyable crossword this week, smooth surfaces and nothing too taxing. No particular favourites this week, and as usual enjoyed solving the clues, and was not stymied in … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1145: Poins

Sun February 5, 2012 at 2:37 pmSun February 5, 2012 at 12:05 am by jetdoc

A pretty straightforward puzzle, not presenting too much in the way of challenges. Sound, though, and with some nice wordplay (e.g. 12a, 16d). Across 1 AVERSION A particular form of hatred A; VERSION … Read more >>

Guardian Genius 103

Sun February 5, 2012 at 12:43 pmSun February 5, 2012 at 12:05 am by bridgesong

Lavatch is a setter whose puzzles (in this series anyway) always seem to involve having to change the word before entry in the grid. This time the down clues all included a name … Read more >>

Independent 7,890 by Phi (Saturday Prize Puzzle 28/01/12)

Sat February 4, 2012 at 12:15 am by Bertandjoyce

We like Phi so we were really pleased that our first blog was one of his. When we saw the number of themed clues however, we wondered what we were taking on. It … Read more >>

Guardian 25,544 / Paul

Sat February 4, 2012 at 6:59 amSat February 4, 2012 at 12:01 am by mhl

We thought this was fairly tough for one of Paul’s puzzles, but very enjoyable, as usual. Our main problem was putting an incorrect (but fairly plausible) answer in for 28 across. Across 1. … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations 1002 Simple Subtraction by Charybdis

Sat February 4, 2012 at 12:01 am by twencelas

So 10 unclued entries this week, and all in a “depleted” form. And either one or two letters have been added to some clues (whenever thematically possible) . All very cryptic – ah … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,918 by Redshank

Fri February 3, 2012 at 11:58 am by Jed

Found this quite a knotty puzzle that really took some unravelling and a couple still not fully explained …. 9d,15d and 19d causing the most grief. ACROSS 1 CURTAINS anagram of … Read more >>

The Guardian No 25,549 by Paul

Fri February 3, 2012 at 10:51 amFri February 3, 2012 at 9:35 am by Stella

Unless I’m mistaken, this is my first Paul blog, and I was not disappointed. It took me a while to twig on to the theme, but once there the puzzle opened itself up … Read more >>

Independent 7895 by Phi – The last post (for a while)

Fri February 3, 2012 at 5:29 am by flashling

Friday rolls along and normality returns from Phi’s very rare ventures into Saturday prize position, well me hearties what do we have here… There seems to be a small naval theme maybe some … Read more >>

Financial Times no.13,917 by ALBERICH

Thu February 2, 2012 at 12:51 pmThu February 2, 2012 at 10:25 am by Ringo

A very enjoyable puzzle, this one, I thought. Plenty of variation, one or two devilish (possibly too devilish) devices, and I even learnt a new word. Thank-you, Alberich. ACROSS 1. TEMPLE MP [Member of Parliament, … Read more >>

Guardian 25,548 / Brummie

Thu February 2, 2012 at 8:40 pmThu February 2, 2012 at 9:41 am by Eileen

I thoroughly enjoyed this puzzle from Brummie – I just wish it had lasted longer! There is some clever, witty cluing, with amusing surfaces, and a number of interesting references for me to … Read more >>

Independent 7,894 / Nestor

Thu February 2, 2012 at 7:08 am by RatkojaRiku

We have vintage Nestor on display this morning in a puzzle that truly showcases his brilliance as a compiler – and my lack of brilliance as a solver, alas. After slotting in a … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,908 – Gaff

Thu February 2, 2012 at 10:09 pmThu February 2, 2012 at 12:15 am by Sil

Monday Prize Crossword/ Jan 23 When the name of the setter is Gaff, there must be something going on in the world around us. Remember the Royal Wedding or Swan Upping? The theme … Read more >>