July 2009 – Page 5 – Fifteensquared

Financial Times 13,121 – Dante

Thu July 16, 2009 at 10:10 amThu July 16, 2009 at 12:02 am by Uncle Yap

Monday Prize Crossword on 6 July 2009 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,120 by Cincinnus

Fri July 24, 2009 at 10:12 amThu July 16, 2009 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 4 Here is another fairly easy but delightful puzzle from Cincinnus. I especially liked 28A, 20D and 22D. And here is an unusual, bonus clue … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,129 / Aardvark

Wed July 15, 2009 at 10:30 am by Gaufrid

A pleasant solve today though perhaps not as hard as is usual for a Wednesday. There may be some errors or typos below because I am having some work done on the house … Read more >>

Guardian 24,752 / Orlando

Wed July 15, 2009 at 2:42 pmWed July 15, 2009 at 9:18 am by Eileen

A welcome return for Orlando, with a generally straightforward puzzle, and at least one laugh out loud clue! Across 9 AGAIN: A + GAIN 10 GLADSTONE: GLAD [pleased] + STONE [14lbs]: William Gladstone: … Read more >>

Independent 7,097/Dac

Wed July 15, 2009 at 12:43 am by Ali

Lovely stuff as ever from Dac, and pleasingly not too difficult to solve post-midnight Across 1 RUSTLE – ST. in RULE 4 TAFFRAIL – A,FF in TRAIL 9 SARONG – SA,”Wrong” 10 SCHEDULE … Read more >>

Independent 7,096 by Virgilius

Tue July 14, 2009 at 1:16 pm by Simon Harding

*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. Quite tough in places, with one or two that I’m not sure about. It’s often worth checking for a theme or Nina with Virgilius, but … Read more >>

Guardian 24,751 – Taupi

Tue July 14, 2009 at 4:31 am by Uncle Yap

dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram What a delightful day this has been … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,128 / Gozo

Tue July 14, 2009 at 4:08 am by Agentzero

This appropriately French-themed puzzle was a pleasure to solve. Fortunately my rudimentary French was enough to get me through! Also, kudos to the FT for publishing the puzzle on their website as a … Read more >>

Guardian 24750 / Rufus

Mon July 13, 2009 at 1:37 pmMon July 13, 2009 at 11:34 am by mhl

A nice puzzle from Rufus, as usual on a Monday – there are a few clues which I’m not sure if I’ve parsed right, but I’m sure everyone will be able to clear … Read more >>

Independent 7095 by Math

Mon July 13, 2009 at 9:16 amMon July 13, 2009 at 6:26 am by NealH

*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def I found this a lot easier than some of the recent Monday puzzles. There didn’t seem to be any obvious theme or NINA. Across 1 … Read more >>

Everyman No. 3275 (July 5th).

Sun July 12, 2009 at 8:13 amSun July 12, 2009 at 6:00 am by The Trafites

Thanks to Andrew Kitching for the alert re the publishing error on this week’s Observer crossword web page; we never looked at the incorrect pdf file, so therefore solved this cold from the … Read more >>

Azed 1936/Sunday 5th July

Sun July 12, 2009 at 12:02 am by John

A very satisfactory Plain Azed with no particular features, merely the sound clueing that you would expect. Across 1 O F(FISH)LY 7 AMIS — the French for friends 10 REPOUSSAGE — (sea groups)* … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1,011 (05/07/09)

Tue July 14, 2009 at 3:05 amSat July 11, 2009 at 6:53 pm by Simon Harding

*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. A jolly good week for me, and I think I’ve managed to explain everything though I had lots to learn as always. Across 1 CARBONADO … Read more >>

Guardian 24,743 (Sat 4 Jul)/Boatman – State gallery

Sat July 11, 2009 at 10:48 am by rightback

Solving time: 17:30 The preamble said that this was a ‘Fourth of July’ offering, the manifestation of which was the appearance of the word ‘state’ in many of the clues, sometimes referring to … Read more >>

Independent 7,093 by Phi

Wed July 22, 2009 at 11:59 pmFri July 10, 2009 at 1:36 pm by Simon Harding

*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. Thankfully (from a blogger’s point of view!) a good deal easier than some we’ve seen this week, but good fun all the same. Across 1 … Read more >>