Fifteensquared – Page 1513 – Never knowingly undersolved

Azed 1957

Sun December 6, 2009 at 10:27 pmSun December 6, 2009 at 12:02 am by John

As always with Azed apparently complete soundness in the wordplay of his clues; there are one or two places where I’m not sure how to explain this, but I suspect someone will do … Read more >>

Everyman 3296

Sun December 6, 2009 at 12:01 am by Arthur

It seems that the ‘theme’ this week was multiple word phrases with six throughout the crossword including one 6 word composite and another 5 worder. Otherwise little of note and nothing that should … Read more >>

Guardian 24,869/Paul

Sat December 5, 2009 at 10:06 amSat December 5, 2009 at 4:42 am by rightback

Solving time: 12:15 A very quick blog this week as I have run out of time. I enjoyed this puzzle, not too difficult with a few memorable clues. Two comedians were described as … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No. 890 – Correct by Kruger

Sat December 5, 2009 at 1:00 am by Gaufrid

Misprints in the majority of definitions and twelve answers to be altered before entry according to the preamble, but no indication that these could both apply to the same clue. Also, ‘majority’ had … Read more >>

Guardian 24,874 / Gordius

Fri December 4, 2009 at 4:08 pm by Gaufrid

It looks like another no-show so you will have to put up with me again. I’ve mixed views about this puzzle. Some clues I liked (eg 9a & 23d), some were too obvious, … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1,031 (22/11/12)

Fri December 4, 2009 at 12:30 pm by Simon Harding

*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. Across 1 JOSEPH – EP in JOSH. 8 CALTHA – CA + ((T + H) in LA). 9 EXCORIATIONS – (X in ECO) + RIA … Read more >>

Independent 7219 by Phi

Fri December 4, 2009 at 11:35 am by nmsindy

I found this quite an easy puzzle, solving time 13 mins. * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS 1 B (O OK) ENDS 6 P ARK 9 E (D WIN) A 10 AMOROUS … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,251 / Adamant

Fri December 4, 2009 at 5:15 pmFri December 4, 2009 at 3:54 am by shuchi

An easy, rather predictable one with many double definitions. The clue surfaces are good but a few clues like 19a, 25a don’t seem entirely satisfactory. Across 1 DEFECT dd 4 THICKSET THICK (stupid) … Read more >>

Inquisitor 152: On Tour by Glow-worm

Fri December 4, 2009 at 5:38 pmFri December 4, 2009 at 1:23 am by kenmac

What a struggle. Firstly there was no magazine in The Independent in my local shop and none to be had in the nearest big city. A quick SOS email to my bellow floggers … Read more >>

Independent 7214 by Anax – Saturday Prize Puzzle 28 November 2009

Fri December 4, 2009 at 9:11 amFri December 4, 2009 at 1:00 am by duncanshiell

This blog was nearly a non-event when I realised on Wednesday that I had thrown out Saturday’s paper and the recycling binmen had taken it away. Many thanks to nmsindy for coming to … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,250/Sleuth

Fri December 4, 2009 at 11:31 amThu December 3, 2009 at 12:59 pm by smiffy

Far from a desperately strenuous challenge overall, but that doesn’t detract from the fact that there were plenty of well-rounded clues in their own right. It’s always something of a nebulous thing, but … Read more >>

Independent 7,218 by Nimrod

Thu December 3, 2009 at 12:30 pm by Simon Harding

*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. Nimrod has been something of a nemesis of mine since I started blogging here. As with children, the workmanship is impressive, but I can't manage … Read more >>