Fifteensquared – Page 702 – Never knowingly undersolved

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.

Definitions underlined, in maroon. Anagram indicators in italics.

Financial Times 16,156 by REDSHANK

Thu May 2, 2019 at 7:43 am by loonapick

An entertaining puzzle from Redshank this morning.

Financial Times 16,146 by Goliath

Sat May 11, 2019 at 9:02 pmThu May 2, 2019 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 20, 2019

Financial Times 16,155 by AARDVARK

Wed May 1, 2019 at 10:27 am by PeeDee

I got off to a rapid start but it took a long while to finish and get to the bottom of all the parsings. Thank you Aardvark.

Independent 10,155 by Eccles

Wed May 1, 2019 at 1:34 pmWed May 1, 2019 at 8:02 am by Bertandjoyce

Eccles takes the mid-week slot this week.

Guardian Cryptic 27,809 by Brummie

Wed May 1, 2019 at 7:43 am by loonapick

A gentler than normal Brummie…

Inquisitor 1591: Rag-Tag Group by Apt

Wed May 1, 2019 at 12:01 am by duncanshiell

Apt is a new setter for the Inquisitor series, so there is no history from which to gauge how difficult the clues and end game may be. The preamble was very … Read more >>

Independent 10,154 / Serpent

Tue April 30, 2019 at 11:47 pmTue April 30, 2019 at 1:57 pm by RatkojaRiku

Serpent has certainly put me through my paces on this Tuesday morning. And I have to say that he has had the last laugh, since I don’t understand the wordplay at 23 or … Read more >>

Financial Times 16,154 / Jason

Tue April 30, 2019 at 1:01 pm by Gaufrid

The scheduled blogger has IT problems and is unable to post so here is a quick analysis of the clues. . . Across 1 We sing in Oregon, America, with chaplain leading (6) … Read more >>