Fifteensquared – Page 651 – Never knowingly undersolved

Guardian 27,833 – Nutmeg

Wed May 29, 2019 at 7:12 am by Andrew

Precise and witty clueing as always from this setter. A couple of slight obscurites, but nothing too serious, so it was a fairly quick, though still enjoyable, solve for me. Thanks to Nutmeg. … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1595: Invalid Care by Phi

Wed May 29, 2019 at 12:01 am by kenmac

Invalid Care by Phi Please note that with effect from Inquisitor 1596, the weekly blog will appear on Tuesdays at 10am. Six of the thematic clues are really pairs of clues containing wordplay … Read more >>

Independent 10,178 /Wiglaf

Wed May 29, 2019 at 3:27 pmTue May 28, 2019 at 3:05 pm by RatkojaRiku

Wiglaf has set this week’s Tuesday challenge, whose theme quickly emerges from a first quick perusal of the clues. There is a general music theme today, as can be identified from many of … Read more >>

Financial Times 16,178 by NEO

Tue May 28, 2019 at 1:25 pmTue May 28, 2019 at 9:10 am by Grant Baynham

A highly enjoyable Tuesday morning romp.

Guardian Cryptic 27,832 by Arachne

Tue May 28, 2019 at 7:29 am by loonapick

Arachne at her witty best this morning.

Financial Times 16,177 by FALCON

Mon May 27, 2019 at 9:29 am by Teacow

A bank holiday FALCON eases us into the week…

Guardian Quiptic 1019 Hectence

Mon May 27, 2019 at 4:05 pmMon May 27, 2019 at 9:09 am by scchua

Thanks Hectence. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 8 Revels in ruin of VAT files (8) FESTIVAL : Anagram of(ruin of)VAT FILES. 9 Stretch out, then squat to keep out of sight … Read more >>

Independent 10,177/Flitwick

Mon May 27, 2019 at 7:30 am by Pierre

Another fine crossword from Flitwick. A tractable puzzle in the usual Monday Indy style, with precise clueing and some deft touches. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad … Read more >>

Private Eye (Cyclops/651) Genius paradigm

Mon May 27, 2019 at 6:00 am by beermagnet

Solving was one of those times when a couple of hasty wrong answers put the kibosh on a quick solve. At the first pass I only had gaps at the top left and … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,831 by Chifonie

Mon May 27, 2019 at 3:03 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27831.

Independent on Sunday 1,526 by Peter

Sun May 26, 2019 at 10:07 am by Kitty

The puzzle can be found here. Hello everyone — I hope you are enjoying this bank holiday weekend. Thanks to Peter who has provided us with an enjoyable puzzle. Thanks also to … Read more >>

Everyman 3,788

Sun May 26, 2019 at 12:01 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3788.

AZED 2,449

Sun May 26, 2019 at 9:11 amSun May 26, 2019 at 12:00 am by PeeDee

Another fine puzzle. Thank you Azed.

Independent 10176 by Hob

Sat May 25, 2019 at 10:48 amSat May 25, 2019 at 7:28 am by twencelas

As May comes to an end, a puzzle from Hob. I suspect it wouldn’t be June following May this year! Nice fun puzzle with a lot of cross referencing amongst the clues. Usually … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 27,824 / Brummie

Sat May 25, 2019 at 12:02 am by Eileen

A welcome change to see Brummie on a Saturday. I had to go all the way down to 22ac to get started, where an easy anagram gave a way in, followed … Read more >>