April 2008 – Page 3 – Fifteensquared

Independent 6710/Phi

Fri April 18, 2008 at 12:25 pm by John

The usual sound and enjoyable stuff from Phi – there don’t seem to be many novels here and I wonder if I’m missing anything. Across 9 TO THE LIGHTHOUSE, one of the four … Read more >>

Guardian 24366/Shed – 20V

Sun October 26, 2008 at 7:57 pmFri April 18, 2008 at 11:28 am by ilancaron

A couple of unfamiliar words had me scurrying to the dictionary, e.g. PSITTACOSIS and I’m still not sure about a wordplay or two. Par for the course. Updated based on comments. Across 1 … Read more >>

Independent 6705/Morph

Fri April 18, 2008 at 12:40 pmFri April 18, 2008 at 9:48 am by neildubya

Excellent puzzle from Morph with a theme that must be close to the heart of many a crossword solver: 10A. The ones I recognised were 4a,9a,27a,3d,4d,6d and 17d. I think I noticed what … Read more >>

Inquisitor 67 – Dissent by Hypnos

Fri April 18, 2008 at 12:17 am by petebiddlecombe

Solving time: ages! This was a classic example of the kind of themed puzzle for which solver A can spot the theme instantly and have the whole thing done in an hour or … Read more >>

Guardian 24365/Audreus – new setter to me

Thu April 17, 2008 at 2:10 pm by neildubya

This is a new setter to me, and I enjoyed the puzzle on the whole. It didn’t take long to do, and, if the week’s puzzles are to get harder as the week … Read more >>

Independent 6709 by Nimrod

Thu April 17, 2008 at 2:05 pm by nmsindy

I’ll have to admit defeat on this one. The two main features were a line of an Elton John song covering 5 clues and many clues linked to one word from it. When … Read more >>

Situation Vacant

Thu October 30, 2008 at 1:31 pmThu April 17, 2008 at 12:16 pm by neildubya

I’m looking for someone to join the Independent bloggers team. If you’re interested, please email me at blogging@fifteensquared.net. Neil

Independent on Sunday 948 by Quixote (13 Apr 2008)

Thu April 17, 2008 at 10:15 am by nmsindy

I found this harder than usual – solving time 39 minutes. * = anagram ACROSS 1 CAR ACT (A CU) S Chieftain who fought the Romans in Britain Cu = copper 10 CON … Read more >>

Financial Times 12,734 by Cincinnus

Thu April 17, 2008 at 7:38 am by Pete Maclean

You know what it’s like when your mind wants an answer to be a particular word and won’t let go in the face of ridiculous amounts of evidence? Well, my mind so thought … Read more >>

FT 12,743/ Satori

Wed April 16, 2008 at 2:24 pm by smiffy

Greetings earthlings! I’ve managed to resurface after something of a blogging exile – it turned out that the rehab clinic wouldn’t allow me wi-fi access during my (longer than anticipated) stay. Good to see several … Read more >>

Independent 6708/Dac

Wed April 16, 2008 at 12:08 pm by neildubya

Dac was described last week as a “class act” by a fellow blogger – I couldn’t agree more. Across 1 HAS,TEN – I briefly considered N for “mid-morning”. 10 IRAQI – I think … Read more >>

Guardian 24,364 – Paul

Wed April 16, 2008 at 1:18 pmWed April 16, 2008 at 10:25 am by manehi

A bit of an American theme, and quite a few container type clues from Paul this week. Not as tricky as Paul can be, but a couple of clues held me up for … Read more >>

Independent 6707/Virgilius – Placeholder

Wed April 16, 2008 at 9:02 amTue April 15, 2008 at 3:39 pm by tilsit

Full blog to appear soon…

Guardian 24363/Brummie

Tue April 15, 2008 at 11:11 am by Colin Blackburn

Several very easy hidden clues mingled in with some more difficult clues. One word I had to cheat on and look up, another I just couldn’t get despite it being easy, with hindsight! … Read more >>

Financial Times 12742 / by Highlander

Tue April 15, 2008 at 12:30 pmTue April 15, 2008 at 10:15 am by C G Rishikesh

I breezed through this crossword, taking less than 15 minutes. This time around I solved all but a couple of Down clues first before looking at the Across set. When once these were … Read more >>