Fifteensquared – Page 1376 – Never knowingly undersolved

Araucaria/Cinephile on Desert Island Discs

Sun July 10, 2011 at 11:27 amMon July 4, 2011 at 11:19 am by Admin

Thanks to Scarpia and Shirley for drawing attention to the fact that John Graham (Araucaria/Cinephile) is going to be the guest on Desert Island Discs next Sunday 10th July @ 11.15 on BBC … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 607 Orlando

Tue July 5, 2011 at 1:43 amMon July 4, 2011 at 11:00 am by scchua

This is one of the better Quiptics I’ve completed. Not difficult, but a balanced mix of tricks to enjoy. Thanks Orlando. (Definitions underlined in clues.) Across 1 Cab heading off to the centre of Rome? It’s taken … Read more >>

Independent 7711/Anax

Mon July 4, 2011 at 5:57 pmMon July 4, 2011 at 9:43 am by Pierre

I don’t know, you offer to do a favour for a fellow blogger, and look what happens … I got a request from nmsindy to swap Monday dates, and of course I agreed. … Read more >>

Guardian 25,365 / Rufus

Mon July 4, 2011 at 9:00 am by Eileen

I think this was perhaps just a little trickier than your average Rufus but there’s the usual mix of witty cryptic definitions and clever anagrams – and I wish I could think of … Read more >>

Cyclops 446: The poor bloody infantry

Mon July 4, 2011 at 12:01 am by jetdoc

Back from watching England decisively beaten by Sri Lanka in the ODI at Lord’s, to finish and complete this blog. What held me up as a blogger was working out the wordplay of … Read more >>

Beelzebub1114

Sun July 3, 2011 at 8:00 am by Jed

ACROSS 1 One close to Sun’s lawyers strands a reporter initially at sea BARNARDS STAR BAR (STRANDS A R}* 10 Octahedral crystal, a chunk with end broken off ALUM A LUM[p] 11 High … Read more >>

Guardian Genius 96 / Araucaria – A Masochist’s Delight

Sun July 3, 2011 at 1:01 am by Gaufrid

To say that I struggled with this one would be an understatement. I can usually finish a Genius in under an hour but this time it was nearly that long per clue. Perseverance … Read more >>

Azed No 2039

Sun July 3, 2011 at 12:22 am by bridgesong

I found this a fairly tough challenge, with even more unfamiliar words than usual. I have on several occasions simply quoted the definition from Chambers without any additional comment. It was a … Read more >>

Everyman 3378/26 June 2011

Sun July 3, 2011 at 11:48 amSun July 3, 2011 at 12:01 am by Pierre

A clearly-clued and entertaining entry-level puzzle from Everyman. I was particularly taken with some clever anagrams this week. cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram … Read more >>

Independent 7,704 by Nestor (Saturday Prize Puzzle, 25/06/11)

Sat July 2, 2011 at 8:39 am by Simon Harding

I must admit that this seemed to be about the toughest Nestor puzzle I’ve ever come across. As a result, I was picking away at it all week. One final entry, 17dn, remained … Read more >>

Guardian Prize Puzzle No 25,358 by Araucaria

Sat July 2, 2011 at 12:10 am by bridgesong

Another entertaining outing from the Master, although I do take exception to a couple of his definitions. I took this puzzle with me to the Sloggers and Betters meeting in Birmingham last Saturday, … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No.972 – Extraction by Oxymoron

Sat July 2, 2011 at 2:57 pmSat July 2, 2011 at 12:00 am by Mister Sting

Ah, forgive me. Once again, the days run away from me and you are left without your due, a run down of EV972. I read somewhere that Oxymoron was considered “scrupulously fair”. I … Read more >>

Photos of Sloggers & Betters in Birmingham

Fri July 1, 2011 at 2:23 pm by jetdoc

Lots of photos of last Saturday’s meeting to be found at: S&B Brum As usual, apologies if I have misindentified anyone. Just let me know and I’ll correct

Financial Times 13,734 / Falcon

Fri July 1, 2011 at 9:32 am by Gaufrid

Generally easy though the definition in 18ac might have confused some solvers, as might the wordplay in 20dn for those who haven’t met this usage before. I rather liked the two long anagrams … Read more >>

Guardian 25,363 / Boatman

Fri July 1, 2011 at 7:24 am by duncanshiell

I have written this blog fairly early as I will be travelling for most of the day. If the wi-fi on East Coast Mainline works well, I should be able to read comments … Read more >>