March 2008 – Page 6 – Fifteensquared

Independent 6672 by Dac

March 5, 2008 at 1:07 pm by nmsindy

The usual excellent puzzle from Dac. Good variety, some easier than others as it should be, but all yielding in the end. Solving time, 23 mins. * = anagram < = reversal ACROSS … Read more >>

Guardian 24328/Gordius

March 5, 2008 at 12:55 pm by linxit

Solving time 22:30 A bit of a mix of good and bad clues, easy and hard, and one made-up word at 5D (not in any of my dictionaries anyway, which include the latest … Read more >>

Guardian 24,327/Paul – slip of the tongue

March 4, 2008 at 1:59 pm by manehi

A few surprisingly easy clues from Paul (9a, 19a and 26a especially, all omitted below) started me off on an otherwise enjoyable puzzle with some excellent surface readings. Solving time: 26 minutes, one … Read more >>

Independent 6671/Virgilius

March 4, 2008 at 11:55 am by John

Nice to have Virgilius back again. But where’s the Nina? I hope his cutting back isn’t extending to the clever things he does with the grids, and that it’s simply that I can’t … Read more >>

Financial Times / 12707 by Armonie

March 12, 2008 at 4:25 amMarch 4, 2008 at 9:38 am by C G Rishikesh

Not a difficult puzzle. Some familiar clues (14ac, 19ac, 21dn) provide the starters. First I finished the lower half; in the top half, the left quadrant was the last to be completed. Across … Read more >>

Guardian 24326/Rufus

March 3, 2008 at 2:03 pm by Colin Blackburn

I always find it difficult to blog Rufus puzzles without sounding churlish. Rufus produces some cracking clues and his puzzles are usually at the easier end of the scale. However, I’m not a … Read more >>

Independent 6670 by Punk

March 3, 2008 at 1:02 pm by NealH

* = anag, < = reversed, () = removed A good mix of clues from Punk, many of them quite deceptive. Across 1 Leeds: homophone of “leads” 4 Trampling: T + Rampling (Charlotte … Read more >>

Azed 1865

March 3, 2008 at 7:23 pmMarch 3, 2008 at 9:08 am by linxit

My broadband connection was down all weekend, hence the lateness of this report. I managed to do most of this without the dictionary, although I cracked near the end and had to look … Read more >>

Private Eye/Cyclops 359 – Checking letters required

March 3, 2008 at 12:30 am by beermagnet

For me, this was harder than usual – I ended up tackling it over three sessions. Yet again I’m not sure everything below is correct or fully explained. As a result I didn’t … Read more >>

Guardian 24,319 (Sat 16 Feb)/Araucaria – River dance

March 1, 2008 at 12:08 pm by rightback

Solving time: 16:08, one mistake The fourteen solutions “of a kind” were rivers hidden in clues, with no other indications. GANGES for the first one I spotted, but I wasn’t quite sure of … Read more >>