Fifteensquared – Page 999 – Never knowingly undersolved

Guardian Prize 26,609 by Puck

Sat July 4, 2015 at 4:01 pmSat July 4, 2015 at 11:19 am by PeeDee

Super puzzle from Puck. I found this to be one of those puzzles in which the clues are hard until one solves them, when suddenly they seem to be quite easy. Thanks Puck.

Independent 8955 Sat 27-June-2015 Tyrus

Wed July 8, 2015 at 10:32 amSat July 4, 2015 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

Something very fishy about this crossword. Very fishy indeed. I think we should call in the Feds to find out what’s going on because it looks like someone has ended up sleeping with the … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No.1179 – Revolution by Oxymoron

Sat July 4, 2015 at 12:46 amSat July 4, 2015 at 12:00 am by Mister Sting

In REVOLUTION, some answers have blank cells that are to be filled… but with what?

Guardian Cryptic 26,614/Nutmeg

Fri July 3, 2015 at 4:23 pm by Pierre

Here’s a brief blog (what do you mean, thank goodness for that) of today’s Nutmeg. Good puzzle, but more Quiptic-like than Cryptic-like. But listen, it’s a good puzzle: just enjoy it. … Read more >>

Independent 8960 / Phi

Fri September 20, 2019 at 9:32 amFri July 3, 2015 at 7:32 am by duncanshiell

It’s Friday and it’s Phi with a typical puzzle This was a puzzle that cried out theme as the first and last columns developed. I thought it unlikely to be … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,973 by ARTEXLEN

Fri July 3, 2015 at 6:39 am by Turbolegs

My first time blogging this setter. A solid challenge from Artexlen – one that was eventually solved after some intriguing trysts with word play. I would have liked to see some of the long-winded clues be more crisp. Speaking of which 4d was incredibly so – a 17 letter clue for a 14 letter solution! 🙂 Thanks Artexlen – it wasnt easy going but totally worth it !!

Independent 8,959 by Morph

Fri July 3, 2015 at 11:20 pmThu July 2, 2015 at 10:21 am by John

A nice, crossword from Morph today. I found it slightly on the hard side, though now that I’ve done the blog I can’t see why. The (possibly) CDs round the middle of the acrosses were a bit of a problem, but everything else seemed to fall into place well enough.

Some would make a very mild criticism of the answers in the grid: 18dn ends with the word OFF, as does 25ac. Possibly not the best: I did 18dn and then couldn’t believe that 25ac also ended with the same word, but there aren’t many possibilities for _ _ F.

Definitions in italics.

Guardian 26,613 – Bonxie

Thu July 2, 2015 at 9:20 am by Andrew

We haven’t seen a lot of Bonxie lately – his last apeparance was in April, after a gap of a year and a half, so it’s perhaps difficult to get a feel for … Read more >>