Fifteensquared – Page 1369 – Never knowingly undersolved

Financial Times 13,900 / Aardvark

Fri January 13, 2012 at 10:37 amFri January 13, 2012 at 9:12 am by shuchi

It’s pretty unusual for Aardvark to make a Friday appearance and it made for a pleasant change. A gentle, enjoyable crossword with clever misdirections and natural clue surfaces. 1a isn’t fully explained, help … Read more >>

Financial Times no.13,899 by FALCON

Thu January 12, 2012 at 11:04 am by Ringo

Nothing too devious from Falcon this morning: a decent mix (though perhaps a few too many insertions), a handful of real dollies and only one or two quibble-worthy liberties… ACROSS 1. CHAPEL MASTER … Read more >>

Independent 7876 by Nimrod

Thu January 12, 2012 at 11:00 amThu January 12, 2012 at 9:06 am by flashling

Nimrod again, I’m sure I seem to get more than my fair share of his recently. I found bits of this tough and some clues I still can’t explain to myself properly so help … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic N° 25,530 by Qaos

Thu January 12, 2012 at 4:28 am by PeterO

Fortunately not too difficult, as I had a meeting to attend before solving and blogging this.

Financial Times Prize 13891 Crux

Thu January 12, 2012 at 4:27 amThu January 12, 2012 at 12:05 am by scchua

This is my first crack at blogging a Prize Puzzle, and an enjoyable one it is. Not many problems, just slightly in the SE corner; the last one in was 29A, after having … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,890 by Cincinnus

Thu January 12, 2012 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of December 31, 2011 I sailed through this puzzle although I had to look up the two battles (11 and 12A) and 25A (KERRY BLUE). And I … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,898 by Cinephile

Wed January 11, 2012 at 1:53 pmWed January 11, 2012 at 11:40 am by PeeDee

A super crossword from Cinephile, reasonably easy but with a wide range of interesting devices so I would not describe this one as straightforward. This is how the midweek crosswords should be I think, accessible … Read more >>

Guardian 25,529 / Paul

Wed January 11, 2012 at 9:46 amWed January 11, 2012 at 9:13 am by Eileen

A fun puzzle and fairly steady solve from Paul, with some ingenious and amusing clues, and one or two easy ones to get / keep things going and to help with less familiar … Read more >>

Independent 7,875 / Dac

Wed January 11, 2012 at 9:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Another crop of concisely worded, sound clues with silky smooth surface readings – one would expect nothing else of Dac, of course. As Ali mentioned in his Dac blog last week, let’s hope … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1210 – INCOMPARABLE! by Glow-worm

Wed January 11, 2012 at 7:17 amWed January 11, 2012 at 6:00 am by Hihoba

A nice seasonal puzzle with some tricky cluing. I started at the top left (unusually) which turned out to be very helpful, as the most important theme word was at 1A. DA?E? led readily … Read more >>

Independent/7,874 – Punk

Wed January 11, 2012 at 3:31 pmTue January 10, 2012 at 1:39 pm by Ali

Apologies for the delay with the blog. This was quite something, with 2 very long thematic answers relating to 16/12. I haven’t actually read any of his work, but am familiar with the … Read more >>

Financial Times N° 13, 897 by Armonie

Tue January 10, 2012 at 3:03 am by PeterO

Wandering from my usual Guardian beat, I find a puzzle by John Dawson, whom I know better as his alter ego Chifonie; the results are much the same, with straightforward clue construction, smooth surfaces and some ingenious misdirection. John Dawson gives his main interests as crosswords, music, and walking in the Lake District. Could one ask for anything more?