Independent 10,357/Poins

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Indy aficionados will be more used to seeing Poins producing the Independent on Sunday puzzle, but he’s brought us the Monday one this week. It took a bit of teasing out, I can … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,011 by Brendan

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The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28011. A pleasant surprise, as Brendan has been offering just one puzzle a month recently. As announced in 17A, the THEME is THE RAINBOW, and, sure enough, … Read more >>

Everyman 3,818/15 December

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Everyman continues to produce generally pleasing puzzles within the remit of being accessible and without obscurities. In my opinion, his/her crosswords are let down sometimes by looseness of cluing and clunkiness of surface. … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1556 Wire

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Thanks to Wire for an enjoyable crossword. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9 One who reprimands Mark goes very pale (9) ALABASTER : A(article for one in number) + “lambaster”(a reprimander/a … Read more >>

AZED 2,479 by Azed

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This is my last post of the year and my 700th post overall for Fifteensquared.  I found it hard! I spent a lot more time stuck than usual, several times I was left … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,009 by Paul

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The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28009. This took me a little longer than many of Paul’s puzzles. There was no doubt about the intent of the signature 20,12, but the ingenuity elsewhere … Read more >>

Guardian 28,008 / Philistine

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A characteristically ingenious and witty puzzle from Philistine, which, as usual, I thoroughly enjoyed. Many thanks to him. There is an unfortunate and inexplicable error in the enumeration of 5,23,15, which should be … Read more >>