Fifteensquared – Page 2 – Never knowingly undersolved

Independent on Sunday 1,893/Filbert

Sun June 7, 2026 at 7:30 am by Pierre

Once again Filbert provides a challenging Sunday puzzle for our entertainment.

Everyman 4,154/31 May 2026

Sun June 7, 2026 at 10:03 amSun June 7, 2026 at 12:02 am by miserableoldhack

A PDF of last week’s puzzle can be found here: https://content-api.slowdownwiseup.co.uk/api/mobile/v1/puzzle-data/1f7c315e-6b87-40ad-90cc-ddd7ea87556a/file/puzzle.pdf

Gemelo 36

Sun June 7, 2026 at 12:01 am by duncanshiell

Gemelo in his usual Sunday Observer slot – probably be Azed today when this blog is published, as today is the first Sunday of the month.

Independent 12,375 by Knut

Sat June 6, 2026 at 9:45 am by Kitty

The puzzle is available to solve online or download here.

Guardian Quick Cryptic 114 by Turnstone

Sun June 7, 2026 at 11:11 amSat June 6, 2026 at 8:07 am by Shanne

This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here

Private Eye ( Cyclops / 831 ) Green belt Havoc

Sat June 6, 2026 at 1:57 pmSat June 6, 2026 at 1:00 am by beermagnet

An enjoyable puzzle from Cyclops this time. The clue surfaces were at their story-telling best, in the usual Private Eye style.

Guardian Prize Crossword No 30,020 by Tramp

Sat June 6, 2026 at 5:50 amSat June 6, 2026 at 12:01 am by Cineraria

This collection of clues from Tramp required plenty of lateral thinking, but they had me chuckling nonetheless.

String by The Ace of Hearts

Fri June 5, 2026 at 4:00 pm by Chalicea

Another circular puzzle from The Ace of Hearts. Nudge to oneself – the editors have said in the past that they prefer a circular puzzle to have some sort of circular theme.

Financial Times 18392 by MUDD

Fri June 5, 2026 at 2:16 pm by Turbolegs

A fun and witty challenge from MUDD this Friday.

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,025 by Brendan

Fri June 5, 2026 at 12:34 pmFri June 5, 2026 at 11:55 am by manehi

Thanks Brendan for a fun puzzle that was quite tricky in places – I’m still unsure on some parsing. edit: thanks to Balfour, muffin, and others in the comments!

Independent 12,374 by Phi

Fri June 5, 2026 at 8:14 am by Bertandjoyce

It’s Phi-day again.

Independent 12,373 / Bluebird

Thu June 4, 2026 at 11:50 am by RatkojaRiku

Bluebird’s latest challenge should keep us busy this Thursday. I have had very little experience of solving and blogging work by this setter to date.

Guardian 30,024: Brockwell

Thu June 4, 2026 at 9:43 amThu June 4, 2026 at 7:43 am by Andrew

I found some of the clues here quite tricky, but luckily leavened by enough easier ones to help me over the line. Thanks to Brockwell.

Financial Times 18391 by ARTEXLEN

Thu June 4, 2026 at 7:10 am by loonapick

Aretxlen is this morning’s compiler.

Enigmatic Variations No. 1748: Martyrdom by Kcit

Thu June 4, 2026 at 12:00 am by Kitty

Hi everyone. I get a Kcit EV to blog about once annually and Kcitmas this year has fallen in May.