Fifteensquared – Page 947 – Never knowingly undersolved

Financial Times 15,148 by GOZO

Wed January 27, 2016 at 8:56 pmWed January 27, 2016 at 11:44 am by PeeDee

I found this very tricky, there is still one clue that I cannot solve. Nevertheless this was very enjoyable to solve and blog and I knew (or had at least heard of) all the themed entries except one, which came as a somthing surprise to me. Thank you Gozo.

Guardian 26,791 / Bonxie

Wed January 27, 2016 at 10:37 amWed January 27, 2016 at 9:32 am by Gaufrid

Bonxie only appears occasionally (four times last year) and so, with all the other puzzles I have solved in the interim, I could not remember his style and what to expect. I found … Read more >>

Independent 9137 / Quixote

Thu April 9, 2020 at 9:57 amWed January 27, 2016 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

It’s the last Wednesday of the month so Dac’s regular slot is filled by Quixote. This was a puzzle without any serious obscurities. A bit of general knowledge was required … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1421: Domain Name by Ferret

Wed January 27, 2016 at 12:01 am by duncanshiell

This is Ferret’s tenth appearance as an Inquisitor setter. The preamble was fairly short and stated "A name concealed in the grid, is 7 of the domain at 3. With the help of … Read more >>

Financial Times 15,147 / Neo

Tue January 26, 2016 at 5:33 pmTue January 26, 2016 at 3:28 pm by Gaufrid

This puzzle didn’t arrive on the FT’s website until around 2pm (I’d only been waiting 8 hours for it to appear!) so it is a good job that Neo has been gentle with … Read more >>

Independent 9,136 by Scorpion

Tue January 26, 2016 at 10:55 am by John

Despite my misgivings over the spelling of the answer to 24ac (yes I know. Language does move on and we can’t just go along with what people said some while ago. But a pity that this moving on is dictated by someone in television making a mistake) this is a very pleasant crossword, accessible, with good clues — the one that I don’t understand will I trust be explained by someone.

Definitions underlined.

Guardian Cryptic 26,790 by Puck

Tue January 26, 2016 at 9:12 pmTue January 26, 2016 at 3:32 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26790.

Guardian 26,789 / Rufus

Mon January 25, 2016 at 9:35 am by Eileen

Once again, Rufus fulfils his brief to ease us into the crossword week. As always with Rufus, there are some clever anagrams, with lovely surfaces [1, 15, 22 and 26ac]. There are fewer … Read more >>

Independent 9135/Lohengrin

Mon January 25, 2016 at 7:30 am by Pierre

Lohengrin made his debut in the Indy/Sindy only a few months ago. It has taken me a while to get used to his style, but I thought that this was generally a well-constructed … Read more >>

Quiptic 845 by Provis

Mon January 25, 2016 at 7:21 am by newmarketsausage

Provis has had a colourful career.

Beelzebub 1,350

Mon January 25, 2016 at 12:52 amSun January 24, 2016 at 1:00 am by Simon Harding

Just the one thing that I can’t quite see, at 33 across. *=anagram, []=dropped, <=reversed. Hover to expand abbreviations. Across 4 VULSELLAE – (L + L) in (LEAVE US)*. 11 ERNANI – AN … Read more >>

AZED 2,276

Sun January 24, 2016 at 11:48 amSun January 24, 2016 at 12:01 am by ilancaron

A lot easier than the run-of-the-mill. Almost as easy as this week’s Listener (OK — last week’s). And Paul’s awesome crossword utility automatically parses the (relaunched) Guardian site’s PDF once again which is nice too.

Everyman 3615

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

Nothing too much to frighten the horses here, which is how it should be. Mostly charades, insertions and anagrams, but it’s a puzzle for improving solvers, so fair play. Abbreviations … Read more >>

Independent 1,352 by Hypnos

Sat January 23, 2016 at 11:47 pm by PeeDee

A straightforward puzzle, but said as a compliment. No gimmicks or clever-clever stuff, just straightforward interesting and enjoyable clues. Thank you Hypnos.