Fifteensquared – Page 1353 – Never knowingly undersolved

Independent 7842 (Saturday Prize Puzzle 03/12/11) by Tyrus

Wed December 14, 2011 at 10:40 pmSat December 10, 2011 at 12:04 am by twencelas

How lucky am I – A Tyrus puzzle to blog again. Perhaps, it might be time to start possibly cogitating a few answers. So a theme word this week, which is needed to … Read more >>

Guardian 25,496 / Crucible

Sat December 10, 2011 at 2:12 pmSat December 10, 2011 at 12:01 am by mhl

A lovely puzzle from Crucible, and on the easy side for a prize puzzle, I thought. Once you’ve solved the clues, the rubric reads “Five COLOURS of the RAINBOW appear as solutions, not … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations 995 by Owzat

Sat December 10, 2011 at 12:01 am by twencelas

This week – straight clues, 5 unclued entries and elements from a quotation around the circumference. Sounds quite easy for an EV? And so it proved to be. Relatively simple clues (for an … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,872 / Bradman

Mon December 12, 2011 at 2:20 amFri December 9, 2011 at 10:07 am by shuchi

“Twelve clues lack a common definition”, said the opening line to the puzzle, but even after I was 50% through I hadn’t figured out what the definition was. Some clues (23a, 26d) did … Read more >>

Guardian 25,501 / Puck

Fri December 9, 2011 at 10:57 amFri December 9, 2011 at 9:52 am by Eileen

I commented on the most recent Puck puzzle that it seemed to lack his characteristic playfulness. No such complaint with this one, which I found fun to solve. There is a range of … Read more >>

Independent 7847 by Phi

Fri December 9, 2011 at 2:12 pmFri December 9, 2011 at 9:37 am by flashling

Well after yesterday’s mauling by Nestor I was quite relieved to see a Phi in normal Friday Indy mode and give me back some belief that I can do cryptic crosswords. This seems … Read more >>

Independent 7,846 / Nestor

Thu December 8, 2011 at 7:11 pmThu December 8, 2011 at 1:44 pm by RatkojaRiku

Having enjoyed my last encounter with Nestor a month ago, from which I emerged with my solver’s pride more or less intact, I was relishing the prospect of solving this one when I … Read more >>

Financial Times no.13,871 by REDSHANK

Thu December 8, 2011 at 11:38 am by Ringo

Christmas has come early at the FT: despite us not yet being into double figures on the advent calendar, Redshank has dished up a spicy pudding of festive allusions. It doesn’t take much … Read more >>

Guardian crossword No 25,500, by Brummie

Thu December 8, 2011 at 11:16 amThu December 8, 2011 at 10:08 am by Stella

I never know quite what to expect with Brummie, and this one started off slowly, but in the end it turned out to be a very enjoyable puzzle, in difficulty I would say … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,862 – Crux

Thu December 8, 2011 at 2:53 pmThu December 8, 2011 at 12:15 am by Sil

Monday Prize Crossword/28 Nov A Crux crossword that most certainly will not cause a storm of comments here. It’s a nice enough puzzle, but it is like Cincinnus recently said to me: “You really … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,861 by Mudd

Thu December 8, 2011 at 1:04 amThu December 8, 2011 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 26 We have another fine Mudd puzzle this week. I especially like 10A (DISPLACE), 29A (TRAIN SET) and 5D (EXIT). Initially I got one clue, … Read more >>

Independent 7,845/Dac

Wed December 7, 2011 at 1:29 pm by Ali

Lovely stuff as ever from Dac. I found some of this very tough with a lot of cleverly hidden definitions and struggled with the 2 long cryptic def. clues. I cannot find a … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,870 by Cinephile

Wed December 7, 2011 at 6:47 pmWed December 7, 2011 at 11:59 am by PeeDee

Yet another quality crossword from Cinephile and another pleasure to blog. I never cease to be amazed how he continues to produce such good crosswords at the rate he does and keeps them … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1205: Poet and Poem by Loda

Wed December 7, 2011 at 6:00 am by duncanshiell

The preamble told us that "solvers must fill in the central cell and highlight the poet and the poem in the completed grid (14 squares in total, in a logical order). The perimeter … Read more >>

Guardian 25,499 – Chifonie

Wed December 7, 2011 at 12:39 am by Andrew

In contrast to yesterday’s fairly tricky puzzle from Bonxie, this is a typical Chifonie, with entirely straightforward constructions, so one that would be suitable for beginners. I have a familiar quibble about 2dn, … Read more >>