Posted by Gaufrid on 24th October 2008
We are told that eight seven-letter terms radiate outwards from the central square which contains the initial of one whose outlook was 34 and whose name is spelled out in the shaded squares. We are also told that the definitions for these eight words are contained in eight clues in place of the correct definitions to which the wordplay (subsidiary indication in EV speak) leads. In a further eight clues the wordplay leads to the answer minus one or two letters which appropriately relate to the radiating words mentioned initially.
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Posted by mhl on 23rd October 2008
As usual with Gordius’s puzzles, I found this one rather difficult, so there are quite a few questions below. It was very enjoyable, but something of a guilty pleasure considering the amount of time it took me… 
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Posted by neildubya on 23rd October 2008
Good puzzle, easy in places, tougher in others. I still don’t understand 3, 6 and 22d though. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by nmsindy on 23rd October 2008
I found this one quite easy – solving time, 13 mins
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Posted by Gaufrid on 23rd October 2008
Well, here it is, the first EV blog to appear on Fifteensquared!
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Posted by Uncle Yap on 23rd October 2008
From Monday Prize Crossword on 13th October 2008
dd = double definition
cd = cryptic definition
rev = reversed or reversal
ins = insertion
cha = charade
ha = hidden answer
*(fodder) = anagram
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Posted by Pete Maclean on 23rd October 2008
This is the prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 11
I found this Cincinnus a bit tougher than average and was stuck on 14D and 27A for a while.
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Posted by John on 22nd October 2008
Several quite brilliant long anagrams in Dac’s typically excellent crossword today
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Posted by Gaufrid on 22nd October 2008
An interesting challenge from Cinephile today with the thematic answers all being Italian Renaissance artists. A couple (Lippi and Mantegna) I had not heard of before but these were easy to determine from the wordplay.
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Posted by neildubya on 22nd October 2008
From this week, we shall be blogging the Enigmatic Variations puzzle which appears in the Telegraph. Blogs for puzzles 832 and 833 will appear over the next few days, with 834 appearing the following week. Your bloggers will be Gaufrid and Colin, with a new team member hopefully joining in November.
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Posted by diagacht on 22nd October 2008
Some great clues here. Very entertaining but not easy. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Ali on 21st October 2008
A nice, relatively gentle puzzle from Virgilius. There’s a mini-theme of people who share their name with US states, one of whom – 8/12A – got the better of me, largely due to a stupid error on 1D!
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Posted by C G Rishikesh on 21st October 2008
I have been blogging every Tuesday since March 2008 but this is the first time I encountered a puzzle by Phssthpok.
I enjoyed solving this crossword, which is of average difficulty.
At the end of the alloted time, three clues remained to be solved – they are all in the bottom right corner.
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Posted by Uncle Yap on 21st October 2008
dd = double definition
cd = cryptic definition
rev = reversed or reversal
ins = insertion
cha = charade
ha = hidden answer
*(fodder) = anagram
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Posted by NealH on 20th October 2008
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone
A fairly straightforward puzzle with just one I didn’t entirely follow (17 down) and one I thought seemed a bit weak (19 across). Read the rest of this entry »
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