Fifteensquared – Page 441 – Never knowingly undersolved

Financial Times 17,079 by AARDVARK

Wed April 27, 2022 at 8:42 am by PeeDee

A nice puzzle in a traditional style. Thank you Aardvark.

Independent 11,088 by Methuselah

Wed April 27, 2022 at 8:16 am by Bertandjoyce

Methuselah fills the mid-week slot this week – we’re in for a treat!

Guardian Cryptic 28,742 by Picaroon

Wed April 27, 2022 at 2:43 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28742.

Inquisitor 1747: Unpopular Shift by Nutmeg

Tue April 26, 2022 at 10:00 am by Hihoba

I always enjoy Nutmeg puzzles, especially because of the nicely thought out and innovative end games. This was no exception. A very short rubric: The unclued 6-word slogan in the silvered cells could … Read more >>

Financial Times 17,078 by STEERPIKE

Tue April 26, 2022 at 8:50 am by Grant Baynham

Never easy, Steerpike.

Guardian 28,741 / Philistine

Tue April 26, 2022 at 8:41 am by Eileen

My third Philistine blog in a row – and I’m certainly not complaining. Philistine is up to all his tricks today, causing some problems in the parsing department, but I managed to get … Read more >>

Independent 11,087 / Radian

Tue April 26, 2022 at 10:44 amTue April 26, 2022 at 8:10 am by RatkojaRiku

Radian’s latest puzzle graces the crossword page today. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle, which I think that I have solved correctly, but I am far from sure of my parsing … Read more >>

Azed No. 2,601 Plain

Tue April 26, 2022 at 6:51 amTue April 26, 2022 at 12:05 am by bridgesong

A straightforward plain puzzle this week, although there is one clue that troubled me.

Guardian Quiptic 1171 Pasquale

Mon April 25, 2022 at 1:22 pmMon April 25, 2022 at 9:36 am by scchua

Thank you to Pasquale. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Cab door being slammed in the city (7) CORDOBA : Anagram of(… being slammed) CAB DOOR. Defn: … in Spain. 5. … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,740 by Carpathian

Mon April 25, 2022 at 8:54 am by manehi

An enjoyable puzzle – my favourites were 13ac, 7dn, 16dn, and 17dn. Thanks to Carpathian

Independent 11,086 by Skinny

Mon April 25, 2022 at 7:35 am by flashling

Nice to see Skinny back, his puzzles often raise a smile.

Financial Times 17,077 by FLIMSY

Mon April 25, 2022 at 6:42 am by Teacow

FLIMSY kicks off the week…

Cyclops 726 – Ugly Bear

Mon April 25, 2022 at 8:35 amMon April 25, 2022 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

There I was, two puzzles ago, suggesting that Cyclops was out of tune with events by bringing up PartyGate and leadership challenges, but all of a sudden, they are news again…I’ll get my coat…

Independent on Sunday 1,678 by Silvanus

Sun April 24, 2022 at 11:02 amSun April 24, 2022 at 10:11 am by Kitty

The puzzle is available here. Hello again. Silvanus is the man to thank for today’s puzzle, which went down very nicely indeed. Thanks Silvanus! Definitions are underlined in the clues below. … Read more >>

Everyman 3,940

Sun April 24, 2022 at 12:01 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3940.