Fifteensquared – Page 1378 – Never knowingly undersolved

Independent 7765 by Quixote

Mon September 5, 2011 at 8:03 pmMon September 5, 2011 at 12:51 pm by nmsindy

Fairly typical puzzle from Quixote. Not too difficult – solving time, 20 mins. Enjoyed it. * = anagram ACROSS 1 PEDALO ED (editor = journalist) in PAL (friend) O (round). A boat … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 616 / Moley

Mon September 5, 2011 at 11:24 am by Pierre

Apologies, a bit late on parade today. I don’t recall having had a Moley to blog for a while, but I always enjoy her Quiptics, and this was no exception. I’ve got a … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 25419 Rufus

Wed September 14, 2011 at 12:40 pmMon September 5, 2011 at 10:19 am by scchua

An apt and enjoyable start to the week, thanks to Rufus. Nice surfaces. As usual, definitions are underlined in the clues. Hidden connections are in 3 of the picture sets. Across 1 Writer … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1,123

Sun September 4, 2011 at 6:01 pm by Simon Harding

A rare occasion where I can explain every clue, I think. Not to suggest that this was easy, rather it was classic Beelzebub, I thought. *=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1,124 by Crosophile

Mon September 5, 2011 at 12:35 amSun September 4, 2011 at 11:21 am by Simon Harding

It’ll be interesting to hear how other solvers found this. It seemed to me to be a step up in difficulty and inventiveness for Crosophile and for Sundays in general. Either way, it … Read more >>

Guardian Genius 98 – Crucible

Mon September 5, 2011 at 3:33 pmSun September 4, 2011 at 8:29 am by Andrew

Well, I must say these Genius puzzles vary a lot in difficulty. After two hard ones from Araucaria and Tramp, I found this one from Crucible hardly more difficult than a standard daily … Read more >>

Everyman No. 3387 (28th August)

Sun September 4, 2011 at 6:30 am by The Trafites

Lorraine: Good morning one and all, Nothing to taxing this week although I got the answers there were a few I had trouble working out. I had never heard of ‘dodge the column’ before. … Read more >>

Azed 2048

Sun September 4, 2011 at 12:02 am by John

As always an utterly satisfactory crossword from Azed. In several of these clues there is very neat wordplay, with words doing duty as different parts of speech according to whether they are in … Read more >>

Independent 7758 Anax (Sat 27-Aug-2011)

Sat September 3, 2011 at 10:36 pmSat September 3, 2011 at 12:15 am by beermagnet

When I opened the paper on my blogging Saturday my heart sank. Anax popped up on Saturday only 2 weeks ago so I thought I might be spared. First pass I got 6. … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No. 981: Pub Crawl by Shark

Sat September 3, 2011 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

Now I enjoy a good pub crawl, as much as the next (semi-)alcoholic, apart from the inevitable morning after, but I found this one particularly tough going – almost like suffering the hangover whilst you … Read more >>

Guardian Prize Puzzle 25,412 by Araucaria

Mon September 5, 2011 at 10:00 pmSat September 3, 2011 at 12:00 am by PeeDee

Apparently there is a Bank Holiday in the south of the country this weekend so that explains the double-size puzzle, it was a bit unexpected. I just made myself a cup of tea and finished it … Read more >>

Independent 7,763/Phi

Fri September 2, 2011 at 1:02 pm by Ali

I started solving this on late-night public transport after a few drinks and thought to myself that it seemed quite tough. Having re-visited it to finish it off this morning, I think it’s … Read more >>

Sloggers and Betters (Midlands) 3

Sat September 24, 2011 at 1:07 pmFri September 2, 2011 at 11:10 am by Admin

Following a three-line whip from Eileen, I am trying to organise another Midlands get-together for crossword aficionados. Following the Brum Bash that Anax and Jayne organised, we’ll be having another Derby Day. It … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,788 / Redshank

Fri September 2, 2011 at 3:32 pmFri September 2, 2011 at 11:10 am by shuchi

Multiple linked clues hinge on 6d and it took me a while to get there. I started with the bottom-right of the grid and had most of the non-linked answers filled in before … Read more >>

Guardian 25,417 – Araucaria

Fri September 2, 2011 at 2:22 pmFri September 2, 2011 at 1:09 am by Andrew

Our favourite nonagenarian is in literary mode here, with an author and the title of several of his novels. I got the name early on, and that led to several long answers as … Read more >>