Fifteensquared – Page 936 – Never knowingly undersolved

Financial Times 15,194 – Crux

Thu March 31, 2016 at 8:44 pmThu March 31, 2016 at 12:05 am by Sil

Monday Prize Crossword / Mar 21, 2016

After a long absence, Crux returns to the Monday slot.

Financial Times 15,193 by Mudd

Thu March 31, 2016 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 19, 2016

Independent 9,191 / Wiglaf

Wed March 30, 2016 at 11:19 am by RatkojaRiku

This is my first blog of a Wiglaf puzzle, which today is occupying the last Wednesday slot of the month when Dac typically takes a well-earned break. I found this to be a … Read more >>

Financial Times 15,201 by LOROSO

Wed March 30, 2016 at 11:18 am by PeeDee

When I see the name Loroso on a puzzle the word that comes to mind is “devious” (as a setter not as a person!). This puzzle does nothing to dispel that thought. Loroso does everything he can to disguise his intentions here. One clue still eludes me. Thank you Loroso for a tricky puzzle.

Guardian 26,845 – Picaroon

Wed March 30, 2016 at 8:42 am by Andrew

A very ingenious construction from Picaroon, where the word “play” (or a variant) occurs in every single clue, used in a variety of ways. I found this in the Goldilocks zone of difficulty … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1430: Re?olution by Jixaur

Sat April 2, 2016 at 10:38 amWed March 30, 2016 at 12:01 am by Hihoba

I noted that the “postamble” (like a preamble but at the end) says that the solution and winners will be published in two weeks. But where? The news of the reprieve of the … Read more >>

Financial Times 15,200 by NEO

Tue March 29, 2016 at 11:03 pm by loonapick

Better late than never.

Guardian 26,844 / Bonxie

Tue March 29, 2016 at 8:42 pm by Gaufrid

I have to admit that, due to the site problems I found when I got up this morning, I didn’t actually solve this one, instead reverting to the ‘reveal all’ option due to … Read more >>

Independent 9190 / Vigo

Tue March 29, 2016 at 8:34 pm by duncanshiell

Vigo is an occasional contributor to the Independent daily series. I last blogged a Vigo puzzle in August last year. Vigo gives us our money’s worth today with 36 clues … Read more >>

Software Problem

Wed March 30, 2016 at 10:38 amTue March 29, 2016 at 8:26 am by Admin

Update 8.05pm: I have hopefully resolved the problem (eventually!). A WordPress plugin updated itself at 0100 this morning and this resulted in various issues with the WordPress core, including the loss of formatting … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 854/Pan

Mon March 28, 2016 at 11:05 amMon March 28, 2016 at 10:31 am by Pierre

Pan has slipped in one or two tricky ones here, but I still think it’s a good Quiptic. It’s all there if you go looking for it and the cluing is clear. … Read more >>

Independent Online 9189/Punk

Mon March 28, 2016 at 7:30 am by Pierre

History will perhaps record that the first Independent cryptic of the paper’s digital-only age was set by Punk and blogged by Pierre. I just hope that I’ve done it justice, because it was … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26,843 by Crucible

Mon March 28, 2016 at 4:29 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26843.

Private Eye/Cyclops 569 Instant Academy

Mon March 28, 2016 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

A mid range Eye puzzle. Nothing terribly hard, nothing terribly easy, but some lovely smutty surface readings to the clues as usual. Across 1 SAVE Head of Tesco abandons staff cut back (4) … Read more >>

Everyman 3,624

Sun March 27, 2016 at 3:05 am by Matt

Am I more stupid than normal…?