Fifteensquared – Page 1548 – Never knowingly undersolved

Guardian 24750 / Rufus

Mon July 13, 2009 at 1:37 pmMon July 13, 2009 at 11:34 am by mhl

A nice puzzle from Rufus, as usual on a Monday – there are a few clues which I’m not sure if I’ve parsed right, but I’m sure everyone will be able to clear … Read more >>

Independent 7095 by Math

Mon July 13, 2009 at 9:16 amMon July 13, 2009 at 6:26 am by NealH

*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def I found this a lot easier than some of the recent Monday puzzles. There didn’t seem to be any obvious theme or NINA. Across 1 … Read more >>

Everyman No. 3275 (July 5th).

Sun July 12, 2009 at 8:13 amSun July 12, 2009 at 6:00 am by The Trafites

Thanks to Andrew Kitching for the alert re the publishing error on this week’s Observer crossword web page; we never looked at the incorrect pdf file, so therefore solved this cold from the … Read more >>

Azed 1936/Sunday 5th July

Sun July 12, 2009 at 12:02 am by John

A very satisfactory Plain Azed with no particular features, merely the sound clueing that you would expect. Across 1 O F(FISH)LY 7 AMIS — the French for friends 10 REPOUSSAGE — (sea groups)* … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1,011 (05/07/09)

Tue July 14, 2009 at 3:05 amSat July 11, 2009 at 6:53 pm by Simon Harding

*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. A jolly good week for me, and I think I’ve managed to explain everything though I had lots to learn as always. Across 1 CARBONADO … Read more >>

Guardian 24,743 (Sat 4 Jul)/Boatman – State gallery

Sat July 11, 2009 at 10:48 am by rightback

Solving time: 17:30 The preamble said that this was a ‘Fourth of July’ offering, the manifestation of which was the appearance of the word ‘state’ in many of the clues, sometimes referring to … Read more >>

Independent 7,093 by Phi

Wed July 22, 2009 at 11:59 pmFri July 10, 2009 at 1:36 pm by Simon Harding

*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. Thankfully (from a blogger’s point of view!) a good deal easier than some we’ve seen this week, but good fun all the same. Across 1 … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,125 / Falcon

Fri July 10, 2009 at 9:57 am by shuchi

Straightforward puzzle today. Some of the wordplay uses lesser-known meanings of familiar words (such as to=shut, out=seawards), but nothing very obscure or controversial. Across 1 PASTRY PA’S TRY. Nice surface. 4 TOP BRASS … Read more >>

Guardian 24,748 / Chifonie

Fri July 10, 2009 at 9:33 am by Andrew

Nothing too troublesome in this one, with quite a few easy anagrams to get me started. One or two quibbles about meanings noted below. Key: dd = double definition * = anagram … Read more >>

Inquisitor 131 – Feat by Hypnos

Fri July 10, 2009 at 7:17 am by petebiddlecombe

Solving time: about 90 minutes This puzzle’s thematic material was provided by both extra and missing letters in wordplay, and two grid entries – one unclued, one clued without definition. The letters missing … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No. 869 – Walkover by Oxymoron

Fri July 10, 2009 at 6:00 am by Gaufrid

This was a relatively straightforward puzzle with an easy to find theme since it was clearly indicated by the extra letters in the wordplay and the ‘three components’ in ‘appropriate relative positions’ could … Read more >>

Independent 7088 by Anax (Sat 4 July)

Thu July 9, 2009 at 9:00 pm by beermagnet

Has Anax set for the Indy before? I don’t think so (waits to be proved wrong). He sets for various publications, is a regular commenter here and has popped up at Sloggers’n’Betters events. … Read more >>

Guardian 24,747 – Shed

Thu July 9, 2009 at 2:55 pm by manehi

A gentle but fun return to solving after a few weeks’ holiday. Edits thanks to Lanson and Eileen. Across 8 DECANTER DETER=”put off” around CAN=”tin” 9 LEECH rev(HEEL) around C for cold. 10 … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,124 / Mudd

Mon July 13, 2009 at 10:25 amThu July 9, 2009 at 2:52 pm by smiffy

Not too often that Mudd makes a mid-week appearance, and this puzzle felt like a good (non-too-fiendish) fit for a summer’s Thursday. Across 1 SNOWDROP – snow + drop 6 SLEEPY – lee … Read more >>

Independent 7,092/Nimrod

Thu July 9, 2009 at 10:35 am by Ali

Well, we knew that there was a one in three chance of getting a Nimrod before the week was out, so I braced myself for this and started late last night. I’ve been … Read more >>