Fifteensquared – Page 1387 – Never knowingly undersolved

Inquisitor 1200: Juke Box Jury by Nimrod

Sat January 14, 2012 at 6:50 pmWed November 2, 2011 at 1:23 am by HolyGhost

Phew – what a scorcher! Twenty 3-letter answers to be fitted where they will (seven abbreviations, thirteen of another sort yielding a “juke box source”), an anagram of ten letters in shaded … Read more >>

Photographs

Tue November 1, 2011 at 4:00 pm by jetdoc

Some more photos of crossword-related events: Hamilton Hall, Liverpool Street, Saturday 29 October 2011: October 2011 Rather belatedly, the inaugural 3-D crossword championships in Cheltenham, Saturday 6 August 2011: 3-D Crossword Championship

Independent 7814 by Bannsider redux

Wed November 2, 2011 at 2:46 pmTue November 1, 2011 at 1:36 pm by flashling

For those that are suffering a loss of Indy goodness…. Taken a little work but here is the missing crossword for you to do. Think of it as a birthday present from 15 … Read more >>

Independent 7814 by Bannsider

Wed November 2, 2011 at 12:36 amTue November 1, 2011 at 9:54 am by flashling

Long time, no see for the Bannsider, who rarely appears away from Saturdays, the Indy’s web site is still down so I’ve had to try and do this with no recourse to the … Read more >>

Financial Times 13839 Jason

Tue November 1, 2011 at 7:01 am by scchua

A straightforward Jason, with some clever cryptic definitions and surfaces. Thanks, Jason. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Hidden connection in the picture sets. Across 1 Metal bands stumped by charges (6) STRAPS … Read more >>

Guardian 25,468 – Brummie

Tue November 1, 2011 at 3:23 pmTue November 1, 2011 at 2:23 am by Uncle Yap

Today’s mini-theme is not exactly my forte nor my cup of tea, resulting in me spending more than an hour to solve. However, the answers are gettable from the wordplay. ACROSS 9 IAMBI … Read more >>

Five Years Ago Today

Sun November 6, 2011 at 1:17 pmTue November 1, 2011 at 1:00 am by Gaufrid

Five years ago today (1/11/2006) the first blog appeared on Fifteensquared. It was for Guardian 23,910 by Janus and was written by neildubya, the founder of this site. So, what have we achieved … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 25467 Brendan

Wed November 2, 2011 at 2:29 amMon October 31, 2011 at 11:18 am by scchua

We find an unexpected Brendan for today’s crossword, and which is also a bit harder (especially the SE corner) than the usual start to the week. Perhaps there is something going on…. The crossword is … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 624/Moley

Mon October 31, 2011 at 8:54 am by Pierre

A Quiptic from Moley that was a mixture of tricks and treats … We’ve remarked many times how hard it must be to produce an ‘easy’ puzzle. This one was generally accessible, with … Read more >>

Independent 7813 by Quixote

Mon October 31, 2011 at 1:09 am by NealH

*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def, sp=spoonerism This was a fairly standard Quixote puzzle, not too difficult but with one or two unusual words giving slight pause for thought. Most of … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1,131

Sun October 30, 2011 at 7:24 pm by Simon Harding

A very challenging week, though typically not short on quality from Beelzebub. 15ac is this week’s challenge for readers to explain. *=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. Across 1 ASCLEPIAD – … Read more >>