Fun and tricky stuff – my favourites were 1ac, 17ac, 23ac, 26ac, and 10dn. Thanks Pasquale for the puzzle
Enigmatic Variations No. 1595: Barred Off by Chalicea
Chalicea offers us a relatively small (11 x 11) grid, with an extra row BARRED OFF across the top…
(Apologies for the late posting of this blog – there have been a few technical issues with the site, and it has taken me a while to log on and finish this off…)
S&B Nottingham – Egbert puzzle
Many apologies for the lateness. I was due to post this last Tuesday but the crossword gods saw things a little differently. The blog appears below and the puzzle can be found … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1809: Carte Blanche à Trois by Phi
Phi is a prolific setter of Inquisitor and Independent crosswords and I believe he is now setting for the Guardian and the Guardian Genius as Pangakupu. There was a reasonably … Read more >>
Independent 11,459 by Laccaria
Tuesday entertainment from Laccaria.
Guardian 29,113 – Tramp
Good fun as always from Tramp, with the long answers around the edges characteristically clued, and a couple of them needing close attention to get the details worked out. Thanks to Tramp (and … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,459 by MOO
I cannot access the blogging utility that I normally use, so as a stopgap, I am posting these parsing notes, which I hope will be reasonably clear to anyone who has attempted the puzzle.
Independent No.11,457 by Filbert
Better late than never (apparently)! Now the site is back from the dead I can finally post this.
Today’s Saturday’s puzzle is was set by Filbert.
Site access problems solved
WE’RE BACK! On Tuesday 27th June I awoke to several messages regarding access errors to Fifteensquared. I posted the “Site access problems” post and, of course, that generated varying replies. This left me … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,458 by GUY
GUY kicks off the start of Wimbledon…
Quiptic 1,233 by Hectence
The ever-reliable Hectence provides our entertainment today.
Independent 11458 by Vigo
With all the problems over the weekend, I’ve had to build the HTML for this entirely by hand. Therefore it’s unlikely there aren’t a few places where the clue text is wrong or has the wrong enumeration.
This was a mostly gentle puzzle, although I did struggle to work out the parsing of a couple.
Guardian Cryptic 29,112 by Vulcan
Typical Monday fare from Vulcan.
Financial Times 17,456 by ZAMORCA
A fun challenge from ZAMORCA. Apologies for the late blog as I faced some technical issues.
Financial Times Sunday No.9 – World by Peto
The FT’s geographically themed puzzle returns, this time set for us by Peto. Find it on the FT website to print or solve interactively, or use the FT’s smartphone app.