Fifteensquared – Page 1347 – Never knowingly undersolved

Beelzebub 1,129

Sun October 16, 2011 at 1:50 pm by Simon Harding

A very tough week for me. It wasn’t long before I hit the books. *=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. Across 1 RENVERSEMENT – (VERSE + MEN) in RENT. 10 EXUL … Read more >>

Everyman No. 3393 (9th October)

Sat October 29, 2011 at 12:37 pmSun October 16, 2011 at 6:30 am by The Trafites

Lorraine: Good morning to you all and thanks for visiting todays blog. I loved this weeks crossword with lots of lovely well rounded and clever clues. My favourite was 8dn – very clever in … Read more >>

Azed 2054

Sun October 16, 2011 at 12:02 am by John

The usual thing: utterly sound clues and much struggling with words that one suspects will not for ever be retained by the Chambers Dictionary. Across 1 WALDRAPP — (law)rev. drapp{ie} — a drappie … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1130: Hypnos

Sun October 16, 2011 at 4:23 pmSun October 16, 2011 at 12:01 am by jetdoc

Quite a mixture of difficulty levels in this puzzle, I thought. Some very straightforward clues, some that took some serious unravelling. I am trying to include links in this blog, but the WiFi … Read more >>

Independent 7,794 by Mordred (Saturday Prize Puzzle, 8/10/11)

Wed June 1, 2016 at 1:33 amSat October 15, 2011 at 9:27 am by Simon Harding

After this setter’s last Saturday outing, the rather fanstastic Independent 7,770, I was more than happy to land a Mordred offering to blog. This one was also very impressive. There’s an extensive theme … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations 987 Network by Syd Lexis

Sat October 15, 2011 at 12:02 am by twencelas

So three unclued entries and a connection between them (visible in the final grid). There are also 2 currently relevant words to find making a total of 54 letters to highlight. Now that’s … Read more >>

Guardian 25,448 / Paul

Sat October 15, 2011 at 9:39 amSat October 15, 2011 at 12:01 am by mhl

As usual with a Paul crossword this was full of fun and lovely surface readings. The longest two clues and their referent constitute something of a mini-theme, which Jenny guessed within seconds of … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,824 / Flimsy

Fri October 14, 2011 at 11:30 amFri October 14, 2011 at 10:41 am by shuchi

A simple solve with a variety of clue types. I especially enjoyed 10a and 5d. Flimsy is extremely skilled at crafting smooth and natural clue surfaces. The not-so-nice parts: there is an error … Read more >>

Independent 7799 by Phi

Fri October 14, 2011 at 10:23 am by flashling

And so it’s Friday and Phi after yesterday’s rather hard Nimrod about the Today Programme, this seemed a lot easier. Well here we have a Nina of Six Hundredth Year across the … Read more >>

The Guardian No 25,453, by Brummie

Fri October 14, 2011 at 9:54 am by Stella

When I saw Brummie’s name on today’s crossword, I was a little apprehensive, not knowing quite what to expect, but I needn’t have worried. It turned out to be a gentle pub crawl, … Read more >>

Financial Times no.13,823 by MONK

Thu October 13, 2011 at 12:59 pmThu October 13, 2011 at 10:40 am by Ringo

After a flying start, I’m afraid my fellow Leodensian Monk has left me stumped this morning… Some very nice clueing, including some pleasing cryptic definitions (and several excursions to Scottish outposts), but I … Read more >>

Guardian 25,452 / Paul

Thu October 13, 2011 at 10:17 am by Eileen

It took me a while to crack the clue to the theme and I was meanwhile rather apprehensive, in view of some of Paul’s recent themed puzzles, so I was very relieved to … Read more >>

Independent 7,798 / Nimrod

Thu October 13, 2011 at 11:01 pmThu October 13, 2011 at 9:00 am by RatkojaRiku

To be brutally honest, I have to say that Nimrod ran rings around me with today’s puzzle, even more so than usual. Of all the puzzles that I have blogged to date, this … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,814 – Crux

Sun October 16, 2011 at 12:19 amThu October 13, 2011 at 12:15 am by Sil

Monday Prize Crossword/Oct 3 Before I tackle a crossword I always have a first run through the clues. Not to try and find already some solutions but to see whether the surfaces look … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,813 by Bradman

Thu October 13, 2011 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 1 I believe I am right in saying that Bradman (Don Manley) is a newcomer to the FT Weekend prize puzzle but I know him … Read more >>