Fifteensquared – Page 799 – Never knowingly undersolved

Guardian Cryptic 27,317 by Imogen

Mon October 2, 2017 at 9:55 amMon October 2, 2017 at 8:03 am by loonapick

A clever Monday offering from Imogen, which can be solved online here.

Cyclops 608 – Backstabbing Party

Mon October 2, 2017 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

It is political conference season (in the UK), and Cyclops has highlighted a few pertinent aspects – without naming too many names… …BACKSTABBING, WANNABE, PSYCHOBABBLE, (political) ROOTS, – and presumably nothing actually gets AGREED. … Read more >>

Azed 2363 – Letters Latent

Sun October 1, 2017 at 12:05 am by Andrew

I was a little surprised when I saw that this puzzle was a special, but there turned out to be a good reason for it. Letters Latent is one of the “classics”, apparently … Read more >>

Everyman 3702/24 September

Sun October 1, 2017 at 12:01 am by Pierre

Another sound offering from Everyman. Lots of insertions, anagrams and charades, which for an ‘entry-level’ puzzle is fair enough. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = … Read more >>

Genius 171 / Qaos

Sun October 1, 2017 at 12:01 am by duncanshiell

The Genius puzzle this month is set by Qaos There was a fairly short preamble – Nine letter clashes between across and down solutions are to be resolved, using a … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1440 Hoskins

Sun October 1, 2017 at 12:01 am by scchua

Thanks Hoskins. The last couple in required me taking a time-out before they came to mind. Definitions are underlined in the clues. There’s a smattering of references to biological functions in the clues, … Read more >>

Independent 9662 by Klingsor (Saturday Puzzle 30 September 2017)

Sat September 30, 2017 at 10:00 am by mc_rapper67

A solid, but maybe fairly un-challenging, puzzle from Klingsor today – not sure it would have passed 1D as a Saturday Prize puzzle in days of yore…some nice presentation, in terms of surface … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 27,310 by Pasquale

Sat September 30, 2017 at 12:01 am by bridgesong

A themed puzzle from Pasquale at an appropriate time of year.

Enigmatic Variations No. 1296: Disappearances by proXimal

Sat September 30, 2017 at 12:00 am by Shenanigans

This week, there were no misprints or extra/missing wordplay letters, just clashes to identify. The preamble read: Ten thematic types linked to 5 down are formed in cells where entries clash; in all … Read more >>