Fifteensquared – Page 657 – Never knowingly undersolved

Financial Times 16,157 by BRADMAN

Fri May 3, 2019 at 12:10 pm by Turbolegs

Thanks Bradman, for a fun challenge this Friday. Nearly a speedy solve – I took the same time for solving 19d as I did for the rest of the puzzle.

Guardian Cryptic 27,811 by Tramp

Fri May 3, 2019 at 9:03 am by manehi

Really enjoyed this, especially the surfaces. Took a little while to get going then it all fell quickly into place. Favourites 15ac, 17ac, 20ac, 1dn, 10dn, and 16dn. Thanks to Tramp.

Independent 10157 / Phi

Fri May 3, 2019 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

Phi gives us a puzzle ideally suited for the commute to and from work. There are a few towns mentioned in the entries and wordplay but I can’t see a … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,810 by Imogen

Thu May 2, 2019 at 10:31 am by Quirister

A good Thursday workout from Imogen: a few unfamiliar words and references, but all well clued.

Independent 10,156 by Dalibor

Thu May 2, 2019 at 10:29 amThu May 2, 2019 at 9:58 am by John

Dalibor in the Indy is new to me (and evidently to anyone: he has so far been appearing at the weekends, which I don’t do). I did one of his at a Sloggers and Betters gathering a while ago — well to say that I did it ‘at’ the meeting is to pretend that I’m one of those people who can rattle these things off while chattering away and drinking beer, which I’m not, but I finished it later and it was good and rather difficult.

The difficulty seems to have eased a little, although not much, and there are again some original and very nice clues.

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