Fifteensquared – Page 958 – Never knowingly undersolved

Guardian 26,756 – Picaroon

Wed December 16, 2015 at 1:14 pmWed December 16, 2015 at 6:42 am by Andrew

A typically high-quality puzzle from Picaroon today, with no theme (as far as I can see at this time in the morning) though a lot of reversals in the clues. Thanks to Picaroon … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1415: Shift Work by Ifor

Wed December 16, 2015 at 1:50 am by kenmac

Preamble: Clues to the perimeter entries are normal, but their answers must be modified before entry in ways suggested by an instruction that will appear in the grid when the central square is … Read more >>

Independent 9,101 / Scorpion

Tue December 15, 2015 at 2:14 pm by RatkojaRiku

This is my first Scorpion blog in quite some time, so I was rather excited to see his latest puzzle waiting for me this morning. In actual fact, and perhaps because I am … Read more >>

Guardian 26,755 / Puck

Tue December 15, 2015 at 10:22 amTue December 15, 2015 at 9:44 am by Gaufrid

A rather mixed bag today with some very easy clues to gain a foothold into the grid and others that needed quite a bit of thought to work out the solution and parsing. … Read more >>

Financial Times 15114 by ARMONIE

Tue December 15, 2015 at 4:25 pmTue December 15, 2015 at 9:06 am by loonapick

Pleasant Tuesday stroll.

Guardian Quiptic 839 Provis

Mon December 14, 2015 at 3:03 pmMon December 14, 2015 at 10:01 am by scchua

A slow start to this, but then a quick finish. Thanks to Provis. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Mock journalist about journey by bike (6) DERIDE : Reversal of(… about) … Read more >>

Independent 9100/Punk

Mon December 14, 2015 at 8:37 amMon December 14, 2015 at 7:30 am by Pierre

Please tell me that this was hard. It took me three goes to finally pin this down, but looking back you think ‘why was that so difficult?’ I have chuntered on a bit, … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26754 by Rufus

Mon December 14, 2015 at 3:19 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26754.

Beelzebub 1,344

Sun December 13, 2015 at 12:24 pm by Simon Harding

A much tougher week than the last one I blogged, I thought. To the extent that I’m still unable to complete the puzzle as I cobble together a blog post. 33 across and … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1346/Hypnos

Sun December 13, 2015 at 12:01 am by Pierre

On checking, I find that I haven’t blogged a Hypnos since June 2014, so it’s been a while since we’ve been out on a date. I found this hard by IoS standards, with … Read more >>

Azed 2270

Sun December 13, 2015 at 11:14 amSun December 13, 2015 at 12:01 am by ilancaron

Making do without Paul’s awesome crossword utility is hard… but I somehow managed. Kind of a medium level difficulty Azed — usual Chambers trawling. There’s one wordplay that I’m unsure of — and a few … Read more >>

Everyman 3609

Sun December 13, 2015 at 12:01 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3609.

Enigmatic Variations 1202 Representatives by Samson

Sat December 12, 2015 at 12:05 am by twencelas

Samson’s offering this week. Six clues with no definition, which the need replacing, wordplay with additional letters spelling out initials, a seventh member and a thematic adjustment. And a final grid with only … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 26,747 / Paul

Sat December 12, 2015 at 10:48 amSat December 12, 2015 at 12:01 am by Eileen

Hurrah! – another prize puzzle like what they used to be: not too difficult but needing – for me, at least – a bit of teasing out and a bit longer time than a … Read more >>

Independent 9093 by Tees (Saturday Prize Puzzle 5 December 2015)

Sat December 12, 2015 at 7:58 amSat December 12, 2015 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

Some educational fare from Tees this week… …a couple of pairs of linked clues and som(m)e thematic material – for which I can’t quite work out any particular date-related significance…so maybe they are just there on … Read more >>