Fifteensquared – Page 168 – Never knowingly undersolved

Financial Times 17,890 by Zamorca

Sat November 16, 2024 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 9, 2024

Independent 11,888 / Phi

Fri November 15, 2024 at 11:47 am by RatkojaRiku

Phi has provided our last mid-week puzzle of this week, so no surprises there. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle through which I made steady progress. I think I am happy … Read more >>

Guardian 29,541 / Boatman

Fri November 15, 2024 at 9:14 am by Eileen

It’s over a year since I blogged a Boatman puzzle and this appears to be only his fifth appearance since then. There’s no need to ponder over whether there’s a theme or not: … Read more >>

Financial Times 17,895 by NEO

Fri November 15, 2024 at 3:26 am by Turbolegs

A breezy challenge from NEO

The 3D Cryptics Calendar is now on sale

Tue December 3, 2024 at 5:03 pmThu November 14, 2024 at 11:03 am by kenmac

The 3D Cryptics Calendar is now on sale. It features new and inventive puzzles by (among others) Enigmatist, Paul, Shark and Vlad, supplying the witty and devious clues you would expect, alongside often … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 29,540 by Brummie

Thu November 14, 2024 at 10:28 am by manehi

An enjoyable solve – I particularly liked 20ac and 25ac. Thanks Brummie for the the puzzle

Independent 11887 / Amoeba

Thu November 14, 2024 at 7:25 am by duncanshiell

We have a puzzle from Amoeba today, the second Independent one, although there have also been some Amoeba puzzles presented at the annual Sloggers and Betters meetings in York. The … Read more >>

Financial Times 17,894 by GUY

Thu November 14, 2024 at 6:45 am by loonapick

Guy is the setter this morning.

Enigmatic Variations No. 1667: Negatives by Stick Insect

Thu November 14, 2024 at 7:48 amThu November 14, 2024 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

I hope I won’t be feeling NEGATIVE about this puzzle from Stick Insect by the end?!…

Independent 11,886 by Eccles

Wed November 13, 2024 at 9:00 am by Quirister

Wednesday fun from Eccles.

Guardian 29,539 – Qaos

Wed November 13, 2024 at 7:32 am by Andrew

I found this rather harder than usual for a Qaos puzzle. It all worked out in the end, but there are some quite involved parsings. Thanks to Qaos. Today’s theme is types of … Read more >>

Financial Times 17,893 by GOLIATH

Wed November 13, 2024 at 6:57 am by Oriel

Great fun from Goliath.

Inquisitor 1880: Transformers by Cranberry

Sat November 16, 2024 at 8:00 pmTue November 12, 2024 at 10:00 am by HolyGhost

Cranberry made his debut here in 2022 and has since contributed a puzzle twice a year. Preamble: Eight solutions must be thematically transformed before entry to the grid, leaving non-words. Enumerations refer … Read more >>

Independent 11,885 by Grecian

Tue November 12, 2024 at 8:14 am by Bertandjoyce

It’s a year since we last blogged a Grecian puzzle – we were looking forward to this challenge.