Fifteensquared – Page 312 – Never knowingly undersolved

Financial Times 17,391 by CHALMIE

Wed April 19, 2023 at 7:53 am by Oriel

A most enjoyable puzzle from Chalmie, as ever.

Inquisitor 1798: A Change of Pace by Gila

Tue April 18, 2023 at 11:20 pmTue April 18, 2023 at 10:00 am by Jon_S

Ah, it’s one of those puzzles: Answers – each of 7 letters – start or end in the correspondingly numbered cell and must be entered either clockwise or anticlockwise, connecting to the central … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 29,047 by Pangakupu

Tue April 18, 2023 at 8:33 am by manehi

Took a while to solve, and longer to parse. Favourites 11ac, 24ac, and especially 17ac. Thanks to Pangakupu for the puzzle

Independent 11393 / Crosophile

Tue April 18, 2023 at 7:25 am by duncanshiell

It’s Tuesday and it’s a puzzle with Crosophile as the setter. Tuesday is theme day and Crosophile often includes a theme even when his puzzles don’t appear on a Tuesday. … Read more >>

Financial Times 17,390 by BUCCANEER

Tue April 18, 2023 at 5:49 pmTue April 18, 2023 at 2:54 am by Cineraria

The four long perimeter clues made this a slow solve for me on this challenge from Buccaneer . . .

Azed No. 2,651 Plain

Tue April 18, 2023 at 9:11 amTue April 18, 2023 at 12:01 am by loonapick

I struggled with this plain Azed.

Financial Times 17,389 by MOO

Mon April 17, 2023 at 9:15 am by Teacow

A Monday MOO…

Independent 11,392 by Italicus

Wed May 3, 2023 at 3:33 pmMon April 17, 2023 at 8:26 am by flashling

Monday and Italicus gets us off and running, I still think of the setter as one of the Indy’s new crop but I see the first was 2018.

Guardian Quiptic 1,222/Anto

Mon April 17, 2023 at 8:14 am by Pierre

I can’t say my heart flutters with joy when I see Anto’s name on a Quiptic puzzle. What matters more, perhaps, is what the intended audience thought of this one. Abbreviations cd cryptic … Read more >>

Guardian 29,046 – Jack

Mon April 17, 2023 at 2:40 pmMon April 17, 2023 at 7:28 am by Andrew

Jack, aka Serpent of the Independent and Basilisk of the FT, has set a few Genius puzzles, but I think this is his first appearance in the Cryptic slot. Very welcome too, as … Read more >>

Everyman 3,990

Sun April 16, 2023 at 12:47 am by flashling

Easter Sunday and the Everyman to solve (in the pub)

Independent on Sunday 1,729/Hoskins

Sun April 16, 2023 at 10:01 amSun April 16, 2023 at 12:05 am by Pierre

Hoskins has the Sunday Independent puzzle for us this weekend. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed definitions are underlined … Read more >>