Fifteensquared – Page 532 – Never knowingly undersolved

Everyman 3,860

Sun October 11, 2020 at 12:01 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3860. Another Everyman with the trademark ‘primarily’ clue (reverting to form after last week’s variant), a weakish rhyming pair, and a bunch of &lits, all a little … Read more >>

Azed No. 2,521 Plain – Competition Puzzle

Mon October 12, 2020 at 8:56 amSun October 11, 2020 at 12:00 am by PeeDee

Not as many obscure word as usual, which made this a quicker solve than normal. Very enjoyable regardless, thank you Azed. I will be away much of the day, leave a comment and … Read more >>

Independent 10,607 by Tyrus

Mon October 26, 2020 at 2:45 pmSat October 10, 2020 at 11:25 am by Kitty

The puzzle can be found here. Hi everyone. Today Tyrus entertains us with a puzzle I found at the gentle end of his (his, not the!) difficulty range. Not too much political … Read more >>

Guardian Saturday Puzzle 28,255 / Paul

Sat October 10, 2020 at 10:50 amSat October 10, 2020 at 12:02 am by Eileen

Paul returns to the Saturday slot, with what I thought was a pretty straightforward puzzle. As far as I can see, it’s squeaky-clean and I’m not sure I would have recognised it as … Read more >>

Independent 10,606 by Phi

Fri October 9, 2020 at 1:13 pm by John

I’ve done it again. After forgetting a few months ago I forgot again, and only remembered at nearly midday, not helped by the fact that I had taken ages to do this morning’s … Read more >>

Financial Times 16,603 by WANDERER

Fri October 9, 2020 at 12:45 pm by Turbolegs

A fun, intriguing challenge from WANDERER today. FF: 10 DD: 9 ACROSS 7 LYNCH LAW Result of mob rule? Former Taoiseach lost a wife (5,3) LYNCH ( former taoiseach, jack lynch ) L … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,260 by Crucible

Fri October 9, 2020 at 8:54 am by manehi

A slow, very tricky solve, and with a lot to enjoy. My favourites were 20ac, 26ac, 3dn, and especially 5dn… …which also hints at a theme of lexicography and reference book publishers/websites e.g. … Read more >>

Financial Times 16,602 by REDSHANK

Thu October 8, 2020 at 9:31 am by loonapick

A toughie from Redshank which I needed help to complete. I managed to complete this puzzle, but three of the parsings had me beat, so I needed some assistance with DELTOID, SEVER and … Read more >>

Independent 10,605 by Monk

Thu October 8, 2020 at 8:16 am by Bertandjoyce

Monk throws down the gauntlet today We found this to be quite a challenge, mainly due to some fairly obscure (to us) synonyms in the wordplay in several clues and one or two … Read more >>

Guardian 28,259 – Qaos

Thu October 8, 2020 at 7:09 am by Andrew

A birthday treat for me from Qaos, whose puzzles I always enjoy. Solving this one didn’t take too long, but…… …… it took me a while to spot the theme (too late for … Read more >>

Financial Times 16,592 by Mudd

Mon October 12, 2020 at 4:36 amThu October 8, 2020 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 26, 2020 I found this easier than the last Mudd but still tricky in parts. My favourites are 20ac (FORCEPS) and 6dn (WINDOW SEAT) ACROSS … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No. 1454 – Ramjets by Eclogue

Thu October 8, 2020 at 12:01 am by Mister Sting

“An extra letter not entered in the grid is generated by wordplay in each clue; read in clue order, the extra letters give three names which will lead solvers to the definition of RAMJETS, the eight unclued entries. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.”