Fifteensquared – Page 1382 – Never knowingly undersolved

Guardian Quiptic 627 by Beale

Mon November 21, 2011 at 1:23 pmMon November 21, 2011 at 11:16 am by PeeDee

I have not blogged a Quiptic before, so this was interesting, and not all that easy. Thank you to Beale. Hold mouse over clue number to see clue. Across 1 SMOKESCREEN SMOKE (have … Read more >>

Independent 7831 by Morph

Mon November 21, 2011 at 1:04 am by NealH

*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def, sp=spoonerism I’m not entirely sure I follow this one. I think the theme is words said in a Northern accent, although I’d never thought of … Read more >>

Cyclops 456: Willy or won’t he?

Mon November 21, 2011 at 7:53 amMon November 21, 2011 at 12:01 am by jetdoc

I’m not sure why, but I found this a rather more challenging Cyclops than many recent ones, and all the better for it. There certainly seems to be a plethora of male genitalia … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1134

Sun November 20, 2011 at 8:00 am by Jed

Straightforward puzzle this week with some smashing, previously unknown words – 5a, 30a and 1d in particular ACROSS 5 Old miser fine during botched stick-up PUCKFIST (F STICK UP)* 10 … Read more >>

Azed 2059

Sun November 20, 2011 at 12:35 am by Andrew

This was a fairly typical Azed for me, in that I solved about three-quarters of it fairly quickly and without aids (though with plenty of educated guesswork) but took a bit longer on … Read more >>

Everyman Nº 3,398 (13 November 2011)

Sun November 20, 2011 at 11:28 amSun November 20, 2011 at 12:01 am by PeterO

Everyman continues to provide a wide variety of clue types, with smooth surfaces. As is often the case, there are several geographic references which may not be known to many of his solvers … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1135/Raich

Sun November 20, 2011 at 8:17 amSun November 20, 2011 at 12:01 am by Pierre

Those who have tackled Raich’s crosswords since he started setting for the Indy will know that he’s keen on his football, so I’ll go straight into cliché land and say that this was … Read more >>

Independent 7,824 by Monk (Saturday Prize Puzzle, 12/11/11)

Sun November 20, 2011 at 9:22 amSat November 19, 2011 at 12:14 pm by Simon Harding

I’m usually pretty excited to see a (relatively rare) appearance from Monk pop up, especially on a Saturday. Unfortunately, and probably simply to do with the challenges of being self-employed now, I got … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 25,478 / Paul

Sat November 19, 2011 at 1:36 pmSat November 19, 2011 at 12:02 am by Eileen

An entertaining pot-pourri of a puzzle from Paul, to round off an excellent week: a mini-theme of Dad’s Army and mini-mini-themes of pastas, Prime Ministers and flowers. Just right for a Saturday, I … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No.992 – Udergroud by Loda

Thu November 24, 2011 at 11:39 amSat November 19, 2011 at 12:00 am by Mister Sting

Hey, boys and girls! Do you like shameless cross-promotion? You do? Well, that’s just great, because I was about to tell you that you should listen to Mighty Mighty Mix Tape on www.oxideradio.co.uk … Read more >>

Independent 7829/Phi

Fri November 18, 2011 at 11:16 am by John

One of those crosswords that repeatedly refers to a single clue, so one’s rate of progress depends on how quickly this clue is solved. 8 is quite easy, so the only difficulty was … Read more >>

Guardian 25,483 – Puck

Fri November 18, 2011 at 11:16 am by manehi

On the easy side for a Puck, partly because 2 and 8 went in immediately. Favourite clues were 12a, 19a and 18d. Thanks to tupu for pointing out that this is also a … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,854 / Bradman

Fri November 18, 2011 at 3:03 pmFri November 18, 2011 at 10:42 am by shuchi

I found a lot to admire in this puzzle and a few clues to struggle with. The bottom-right corner was hard to piece together with 20a and 20d eluding me till the very … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,853 /Orense

Thu November 17, 2011 at 7:11 pm by Gaufrid

Apologies for the late appearance of this post but I’ve been out and hadn’t noticed that the scheduled blogger had not turned up. I’ve got to go out again so this has been … Read more >>

Guardian 25,482 by Chifonie

Thu November 17, 2011 at 10:43 amThu November 17, 2011 at 9:48 am by PeeDee

A straightforward and quite easy puzzle, but very enjoyable nonetheless. I enjoyed this puzzle very much. In a world where setters are outdoing each other to find ever clever devices, grids, ninas, pangrams … Read more >>