Fifteensquared – Page 931 – Never knowingly undersolved

Enigmatic Variations No. 1221: A Man of Letters by Harribobs

Tue May 3, 2016 at 12:46 pmMon April 25, 2016 at 1:00 pm by Shenanigans

Firstly, apologies to bloggees and, especially, Harribobs for the late posting of this blog. I thought it was my turn this coming weekend. Wrong! (And I haven’t even solved it yet!) This was … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 858/Moley

Mon April 25, 2016 at 9:52 am by Pierre

Moley always produces a good Quiptic for us, because she’s a talented and generous soul. Just one or two in this one that I wasn’t that enamoured with. What did you think? … Read more >>

Independent 9213 by Rodriguez

Mon April 25, 2016 at 9:00 am by NealH

This was a very good effort with a lot of work having gone into making the definitions none too obvious (as in 1 across and 10). There was a decent mix of clues … Read more >>

Guardian 26,867 / Rufus

Mon April 25, 2016 at 8:31 am by Gaufrid

A very gentle stroll today, even by Rufus standards, with the possible exception of 31ac which may be unknown by some … … and perhaps shouldn’t have been clued with a cryptic def. … Read more >>

Private Eye/Cyclops 571 Cursed Chicklit Star

Mon April 25, 2016 at 2:05 pmMon April 25, 2016 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

Solving was fast enough here with most clues answered on the first pass – then only 9 left. So this counts as at the easier end of the Eye crossword spectrum. The bottom right … Read more >>

Everyman 3,628

Sun April 24, 2016 at 1:12 pmSun April 24, 2016 at 12:50 am by Matt

Hello all, Apologies for the crude formatting today: I couldn’t get the usual tool to work, so have been inputting the clues by hand. I found this pretty tough to be honest, but … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1366/Peter

Sun April 24, 2016 at 12:01 am by Pierre

A puzzle by Peter blogged by Pierre? What’s occurring? What should occur is that if you haven’t already had a go at it, do so now by using the link at the top … Read more >>

Azed 2289

Sun April 24, 2016 at 12:01 am by duncanshiell

This was a typical plain Azed crossword. The clueing was precise and the vocabulary was a mix of modern and arcane. I solved about half of this without reference to … Read more >>

Independent 9212 by Phi (Saturday non-Prize Puzzle 23 April 2016)

Sat April 23, 2016 at 9:00 am by mc_rapper67

A fairly 2D puzzle from Phi, with multiple cross-references to 5D and 24D in various clues… …which, respectively, turned out to be ‘SHAKE’ and ‘SPEAR’ – on the occasion of the 400th anniversary … Read more >>

Guardian 26,860 / Shed

Sat April 23, 2016 at 10:10 amSat April 23, 2016 at 12:01 am by mhl

I haven’t done one of Shed’s puzzles in a while, and it’s very welcome to do so again – excellent clues throughout, I thought. (I have a couple of queries below, which I’m … Read more >>

Financial Times 15,221 by ALBERICH

Fri April 22, 2016 at 11:07 pmFri April 22, 2016 at 3:55 pm by Turbolegs

What a treat from Alberich today!! Unsurprisingly, a delectable mix of clues covering the entire spectrum from easy to seemingly bewildering (frustratingly so at times!). Thanks a lot Alberich for a super challenge. I am not ashamed to admit I had to google a few answers to confirm but the cluing itself was precise enough for me to arrive very close to the solution in these cases.