Fifteensquared – Page 1421 – Never knowingly undersolved

Financial Times 13,721 / Bradman

Thu June 16, 2011 at 12:32 pmThu June 16, 2011 at 8:55 am by Gaufrid

This was probably my quickest ever solve of one of Don’s puzzles in any of his incarnations. There was only one answer with which I was not familiar (3dn) but this was readily … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,711 by Mudd

Thu June 16, 2011 at 12:46 pmThu June 16, 2011 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 4 Here is a fine Mudd only with a couple of clues that I am not completely sure about my reading of. My favourites are … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,720 by GAFF

Wed June 15, 2011 at 4:03 pmWed June 15, 2011 at 2:25 pm by PeeDee

A very good crossword from Gaff, which I enjoyed immensely. I started late, as I had to retrieve a sick child from school, and then after a long time was still staring a grid … Read more >>

Independent 7695/Dac

Wed June 15, 2011 at 10:36 am by John

As always a lovely crossword from Dac. I solved it online and didn’t time myself, but there seemed to be nothing of any great difficulty here: it all went in very smoothly, something … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic Nº 25,349 by Orlando: A tall story

Wed June 15, 2011 at 12:30 pmWed June 15, 2011 at 4:35 am by PeterO

This time a title is in order, since tales are plastered all over the clues. Enjoyable, with some fine surfaces and a few convoluted wordplays. Across 1. Far from gayest sort of sodomite? … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1180: Football-Free Zone by Raich

Wed June 15, 2011 at 1:23 am by HolyGhost

Extra letters in the wordplay of across clues indicate how answers to down clues are to be entered. Seven letters have to be highlighted in the completed grid. An 11×11 grid, and … Read more >>

Independent 7693 by Tees

Tue June 14, 2011 at 12:08 pmTue June 14, 2011 at 10:56 am by flashling

A Tuesday Teeser… well it’s theme day but I struggled to spot it for a while. Lots of NW corner clues seem to refer to Gods but this proved a wild goose chase… … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,719 / Armonie

Tue June 14, 2011 at 8:45 am by Gaufrid

One for the beginners today with generally straightforward wordplay and nothing particularly obscure. A very quick solve for me with 90% of the answers being entered during my first pass through the clues. … Read more >>

Guardian 25348 – Bonxie

Tue June 14, 2011 at 2:46 am by Uncle Yap

Didn’t quite enjoy this as much as I usually enjoy a Guardian puzzle. And much had to do with a most depressing theme of aging and its not-so-pleasant or pretty effects. No wonder … Read more >>

Independent 7693 by Quixote

Mon June 13, 2011 at 12:56 pm by nmsindy

Typical good Quixote puzzle, today, entertaining, varied, not too difficult, solving time 24 mins * = anagram ACROSS 1 POLIC(e) Y (yard) 4 OB (old boy) UR (old city – of Sumer) in … Read more >>

Guardian 25,347 by Rufus

Mon June 13, 2011 at 1:32 pmMon June 13, 2011 at 11:25 am by PeeDee

A gentle start to the week from Rufus – enjoyable, witty and not too taxing on the brain first thing on a Monday morning. Hold mouse over clue number to see clue, click a solution to … Read more >>

Sloggers & Betters 8 — photos

Mon June 13, 2011 at 9:49 am by jetdoc

Somewhat belatedly, I have uploaded photos of the Sloggers & Betters get-together in London on May 24: <a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/30631875@N03/?saved=1″>Sloggers & Betters</a> If I have mis-indentified anyone, please let me know.

Guardian Quiptic 604/Nutmeg

Mon June 13, 2011 at 5:27 pmMon June 13, 2011 at 9:41 am by Pierre

I don’t rightly know what to make of this one. There were some good clues all right, but there were some doubtful definitions as well, in my opinion. And a Grauniad enumeration error. … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1,111 (05/06/11)

Mon June 13, 2011 at 2:35 amSun June 12, 2011 at 8:14 pm by Simon Harding

This week we have an auspicious puzzle number of 1,111, and a helpfully Ninafied grid to match. At 1ac we have FOUR-EYES followed by, well, four Is, while along the bottom row we … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1,112 by Poins

Sun June 12, 2011 at 1:03 pm by Simon Harding

I don’t think I’ve ever blogged a Poins before, which always makes for a slightly daunting solve. In the event, I seemed to manage a lot of this on the first pass through…and … Read more >>