Thu October 23, 2008 at 12:37 pm

Guardian 24527 / Gordius

Thu October 23, 2008 at 2:10 pmThu October 23, 2008 at 12:37 pm by mhl

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 … Read more >>

Independent 6871/Tees

Thu October 23, 2008 at 11:07 am by neildubya

Good puzzle, easy in places, tougher in others. I still don’t understand 3, 6 and 22d though. Across 8 TEST TUBE – liked the definition here: “Birthplace of Science”. 9/15 (NINEVEH ABOUT)*,N – … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 975 by Quixote

Thu October 23, 2008 at 5:06 pmThu October 23, 2008 at 10:00 am by nmsindy

I found this one quite easy – solving time, 13 mins * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS 6 PR (O F) ESS OR 8 IMP thE L 10 1 C EBERG (grebe)< … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No. 832 – Central Character by Oxymoron

Thu October 23, 2008 at 8:09 amThu October 23, 2008 at 6:00 am by Gaufrid

Well, here it is, the first EV blog to appear on Fifteensquared! We were told in the preamble that half the clues lacked a common definition and that the answers had to be … Read more >>

Financial Times 12,897 – Dante

Thu October 23, 2008 at 12:02 am by Uncle Yap

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) = … Read more >>

Financial Times 12,896 by Cincinnus

Thu October 23, 2008 at 12:59 amThu October 23, 2008 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

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. Across 1. … Read more >>