Fifteensquared – Page 400 – Never knowingly undersolved

Independent 11,232 by Eccles

Wed October 12, 2022 at 8:10 am by Bertandjoyce

It’s Eccles today! We’re in for a treat!

Guardian Cryptic 28,886 by Brendan

Wed October 12, 2022 at 11:37 amWed October 12, 2022 at 7:53 am by loonapick

Brendan is today’s Guardian inquisitor

Independent 11,231 / Grecian

Tue October 11, 2022 at 1:02 pm by RatkojaRiku

This is definitely the first puzzle by Grecian published in the Indy that I have solved and blogged, and I certainly hope that it will not be the last. I thoroughly enjoyed this … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1771: Lost Youth by eXternal

Wed October 12, 2022 at 3:50 pmTue October 11, 2022 at 10:25 am by kenmac

Lost Youth by eXternal (A poignant title in light of the tragedy in Creeslough – about 30km from here) Each across clue contains a superfluous word; in clue order, one choice of second … Read more >>

Financial Times 17,222 by NEO

Tue October 11, 2022 at 7:25 amTue October 11, 2022 at 2:35 am by Cineraria

Nothing too far from the ordinary in today’s outing, although I admit that I got stuck with about five clues to go before they finally yielded. Thanks to NEO.

Guardian Cryptic 28,885 by Brummie

Tue October 11, 2022 at 2:08 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28885.

Azed No. 2,625 Plain – Competition Puzzle

Tue October 11, 2022 at 12:05 am by bridgesong

A 13 x 11 grid for this month’s competition puzzle.

Guardian Quiptic 1195 Carpathian

Mon October 10, 2022 at 9:32 am by scchua

Thank you to Carpathian. Definitions are underlined in the clues. It looks as if one-word definitions in the clues are this setter’s specialty. Across 1. Mark crossing United States to find bear (7) … Read more >>

Guardian 28,884 / Vulcan

Mon October 10, 2022 at 8:48 am by Eileen

This has been one of those times when you get three blogs running from me: we had Imogen on Friday and now here’s his alter ego Vulcan in his familiar Monday slot. Vulcan … Read more >>

Financial Times 17,221 by FALCON

Mon October 10, 2022 at 12:57 pmMon October 10, 2022 at 8:27 am by Teacow

This Monday morning begins with a FALCON…

Independent 11,230 by Filbert

Mon October 10, 2022 at 7:44 am by flashling

Nice start to the week from Monday regular Filbert. Mondays were traditionally the easier day of the week, not always any more it seems.

Independent on Sunday 1,702 by Hoskins

Sat April 12, 2025 at 11:55 amSun October 9, 2022 at 9:27 am by Kitty

An awful puzzle from the depraved mind of Hoskins. Due to its extremely poor taste it should not be attempted by anyone. You can find it here.

Everyman 3,964

Sun October 9, 2022 at 12:43 pmSun October 9, 2022 at 12:01 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3964.

Independent 11,229 by Tees

Sat October 8, 2022 at 6:10 pmSat October 8, 2022 at 9:00 am by beermagnet

A brief intro today as I have a lot on at the moment, both figuratively and literally – after all, now it’s gone October 1st I can’t afford to put the heating on … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 28,877 / Maskarade

Sat October 8, 2022 at 8:38 amSat October 8, 2022 at 12:02 am by Eileen

It was quite a surprise to see Maskarade in the Saturday slot when it wasn’t a Bank Holiday weekend – and this certainly wasn’t as tough as those puzzles can be. On first … Read more >>