Fifteensquared – Page 1379 – Never knowingly undersolved

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 >>

Financial Times No. 13,787 by ALBERICH

Thu September 1, 2011 at 12:01 pm by Ringo

Apologies for the lateness this morning. I’m logging in from the north-east outpost of scenic Whitley Bay, which is good for purveyors of ice-cream and coffee but less good for purveyors of the … Read more >>

Independent 7762/Klingsor

Thu September 1, 2011 at 11:21 amThu September 1, 2011 at 10:40 am by John

The usual (although he is a fairly new contributor) good crossword from Klingsor. There is a nice range of clue-types and some of them are very clever. Maybe there is some Nina here but … Read more >>

Guardian 25,416 / Tramp

Thu September 1, 2011 at 10:46 amThu September 1, 2011 at 9:44 am by duncanshiell

Tramp is a recent and welcome addition to the Guardian crossword stable. His puzzles make you think. His cluing tends to the complex construction that I prefer, but I also think there are … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,778 – Crux

Thu September 1, 2011 at 12:15 am by Sil

Monday Prize Crossword/Aug 22 After two consecutive Dantes we were likely to have a Crux this time. I know (therefore admit) that I was a bit critical about his recent offerings, but here … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,777 by Cinephile (the John Steinbeck puzzle)

Sat September 3, 2011 at 11:51 pmThu September 1, 2011 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 20 Cinephile is back with a themed puzzle. I copped to the theme fairly quickly and, having been a Steinbeck fan in my youth, easily … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,768 by Monk

Wed August 31, 2011 at 4:43 pmWed August 31, 2011 at 2:15 pm by PeeDee

This is a good but tough crossword from Monk, I think he is one of the harder FT setters. Luckily I noticed the symmetrical placing of the ‘FT’ entries in the grid, which … Read more >>

Arachne / Anarche

Fri September 9, 2011 at 3:22 pmWed August 31, 2011 at 11:54 am by Admin

Those of you who would like to see how Arachne/Anarche spends her spare time, and perhaps help her to achieve her goal regarding support for a good cause, should visit www.pageant.org.uk/sarah.htm where there is … Read more >>

Independent 7761 by Crosophile

Wed August 31, 2011 at 10:12 am by flashling

So it’s Crosophile for me today. I found this mostly straightforward with no obvious Ninas or other setter games being played which is a relief after last week’s Tees. . Across: 1 … Read more >>

Guardian nº25415, by Chifonie

Wed August 31, 2011 at 10:46 amWed August 31, 2011 at 5:51 am by Stella

Fortunately for me on the morning after a twelve-hour journey back from Dublin, there was nothing too taxing in this puzzle. There were, though, some very smooth surfaces, many of them almost &lit. … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1191: A Dream Holiday by Kruger

Thu September 1, 2011 at 3:20 pmWed August 31, 2011 at 1:23 am by kenmac

The preamble, rather vaguely, tells us that we need to highlight 23 squares and blank out 1 row. These items depict a musical reference and express the sentiment leading directly to the return … Read more >>

Independent 7,760 / Scorpion

Tue August 30, 2011 at 11:41 pmTue August 30, 2011 at 1:55 pm by RatkojaRiku

My apologies for a later than normal post: I have just returned home from a holiday and dug out my laptop. I had only previously blogged one puzzle by Scorpion before today, a … Read more >>

Financial Times 13785 Neo

Tue August 30, 2011 at 5:18 pmTue August 30, 2011 at 11:22 am by scchua

A bit of apprehension when I saw Neo as the setter (having had diffulties with Tees before). But I think Neo is pitched a little easier, and this didn’t cause too many problems. … Read more >>

Guardian 25,414 / Brendan

Tue August 30, 2011 at 11:09 am by Gaufrid

Uncle Yap is away on one of his hash runs today so I’m afraid you will have to put up with me instead. An interesting puzzle from Brendan today with an instruction in … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 615 Orlando

Mon August 29, 2011 at 4:50 pmMon August 29, 2011 at 11:23 am by scchua

Orlando has got both Quiptic and Cryptic spots today, including one word common to both solutions. This is definitely, and rightly so, the easier one. All nicely clued. Thanks Orlando. Definitions are underlined in the clues. … Read more >>