Fifteensquared – Page 1341 – Never knowingly undersolved

Photos from Derby

Sun November 27, 2011 at 2:17 pm by jetdoc

I arrived rather late, because I am suffering with a dental abscess (don’t try it at home), but still managed to take a few photos: Sloggers & Betters, Derby, 26 November 2011

Independent on Sunday 1,136 by Hypnos

Sun November 27, 2011 at 12:11 pm by Simon Harding

I find Hypnos tends to be one of the tougher of the IoS setters, but thankfully – from a blogger’s point of view, at least – this one was quite manageable. The North-East … Read more >>

Everyman No. 3399 (20th November)

Sun November 27, 2011 at 6:30 am by The Trafites

Lorraine: Good morning one and all, I truly enjoyed this crossword, so many favourites. 3, 14 ,17 and 21ac; 23ac comes up all the time, a bit of an old favourite. My favourite … Read more >>

Azed 2060 — Eightsome Reels

Sun November 27, 2011 at 12:02 am by John

Azed produces these specials on non-competition days from time to time. This is one of his regulars, none the worse for that. I found that it was possible to get started by solving … Read more >>

Tips For Solving Alphabetical Jigsaw Crosswords

Sat November 26, 2011 at 4:00 pm by Admin

The following is a copy of a blog written by PeeDee for an Araucaria puzzle that appeared in the Guardian on 19/11/2011. It contains useful tips for those who have not met this … Read more >>

Independent 7830 / Punk – Saturday Prize Puzzle 19 November 2011

Sat November 26, 2011 at 2:00 am by duncanshiell

If there is a theme in this puzzle, I can’t spot it. The puzzle is not a pangram. This was simply a soundly constructed crossword with only a couple of words or phrases … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No. 993: Mind the Gap by Ifor

Sat November 26, 2011 at 4:46 pmSat November 26, 2011 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

For a long while, the ‘gap’ causing the most problems for me with this puzzle was the one between my ears… I can just about get my head round those ‘alphabetical jigsaws’, like … Read more >>

Guardian Prize Puzzle 25,484 by Araucaria

Sat November 26, 2011 at 11:45 amSat November 26, 2011 at 12:00 am by PeeDee

To me this is absolutely classic Araucaria – an alphabetical jigsaw with great clues cutting a swathe through general knowlegde, and taking some Araucarian liberties in the process. Not an easy solve but a very satisfying one. A … Read more >>

Independent 7,835/Phi

Fri November 25, 2011 at 2:01 pm by Ali

For anyone who has navigated here directly and/or solved this online, your attention is drawn to this note on the main page. I had no idea that this puzzle was used for the … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,860 / Sleuth

Fri November 25, 2011 at 10:33 am by Gaufrid

A quick solve for me today as the wordplay, or subsidiary indication as some prefer to call it, was quite clear in all the clues. I prefer something that presents a bit more … Read more >>

Guardian 25,489 – Bonxie

Fri November 25, 2011 at 12:54 am by Andrew

I’ve sometimes found Bonxie’s puzzles quite hard, but this one wasn’t too bad, despite a few rather obscure words. A nice theme involving the two “parts” of ROCK and ROLL, using at least … Read more >>

Today’s (25/11) Indy by Phi

Mon November 28, 2011 at 9:33 amFri November 25, 2011 at 12:05 am by Admin

From Kathryn Friedlander and Philip Fine at the University of Buckingham:

In 2010/11 we invited a number of crossword solvers to take part in recorded trials at Buckingham, during which they solved a cryptic crossword while commenting on their progress out loud. This crossword has been published today in the Independent newspaper as ‘Cryptic Crossword 7385 by Phi’.

In order to gain a richer understanding of the particular dynamics of this puzzle, we are inviting comments on it from all solvers who tackled the published version on or shortly after Friday 25th November 2011.