A breezy challenge from MUDD this Friday.
Listener Annual Awards for 2024
For those of you who missed last Saturday night’s Annual Listener Awards in Southport, here are the winners: Ascot Gold Cup for the best puzzle: By George! by Enigmatist (John Henderson). Solver Silver Salver for the longest all-correct run … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations 1685 Entry by Craft
A celebration of a famous entry – an area to be found – a quotation from extra letters in across clues leading to an answer to be found. The surname of the entrant … Read more >>
Independent 11,995 by Tees
Tees fills the Thursday spot this week.
Financial Times 18,004 by GURNEY
Gurney is today’s compiler.
Guardian 29,647 by Imogen
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29647.
Independent 11,994 / Eccles
Eccles has provided our mid-week cruciverbal teaser this Wednesday, using a grid that contains no really long entries and so plenty of short- and medium-length entries for us all to tease out. I … Read more >>
Guardian 29,646 / Brummie
It’s Brummie occupying the midweek slot again, with a reasonably straightforward puzzle. My apologies for a rather rudimentary blog, any errors or omissions and my possible inability to revisit later, owing to family … Read more >>
Financial Times 18,003 by GAFF
A lovely themed crossword from Gaff.
Serious Security Concern Addressed
Serious Security Concern Addressed
Recent communications on this site that many people are concerned that Gravatar is, for want of a better phrase, stealing their identities. In case you missed it then take a look at this thread: https://www.fifteensquared.net/2025/03/15/to-av-or-to-av-not/.
Inquisitor 1898: Border by eXternal
eXternal sets the second IQ challenge of March.
Guardian 29,645 – Yank
A fun solve with a variety of general knowledge references. Favourites were 1ac, 11ac, 17ac, 25ac, and 5dn. Thanks to Yank
Independent 11993 / Crosophile
Crosophile challenges us in the Independent series today
Financial Times 18,002 by GOZO
I struggled to get a toehold at first, but this turned out to be a solid outing with Gozo, with some rather inventive clues.
Guardian 29,644 – Anto
Straightforward Monday fare, but there are (for my taste) rather too many examples of the definition not grammatically matching the answer. Thanks to Anto for the puzzle. Across 1 HAIL MARY Fellow, … Read more >>