February 2011 – Page 2 – Fifteensquared

Financial Times 13,626 / Hamilton

February 24, 2011 at 9:07 am by Gaufrid

Smiffy is away on business today and so is unable to be with us. I said on Tuesday (Indy 7598) that the cinema is not my forte and now I have to blog … Read more >>

Guardian 25,254 – Pasquale

February 24, 2011 at 1:19 am by Andrew

I’m always glad to see Pasquale making an appearance, though ever since his Janet Street-Porter puzzle a while back I’m also a bit nervous if he turns up on one of my blogging … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,617 / Crux

February 24, 2011 at 9:08 amFebruary 24, 2011 at 12:15 am by Agentzero

Prize Puzzle of Monday 14 February Many clever clues from Crux, including one which is too clever for me: 26 down. Among my favourites were those with well disguised definitions: 9 across and 6 … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,616 by Cinephile

February 24, 2011 at 12:49 amFebruary 24, 2011 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 12 As most of you may know, John Graham (a.k.a. Cinephile) recently had his 90th birthday. I found this puzzle of his fairly tricky. I … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,625 by Redshank

February 23, 2011 at 4:37 pmFebruary 23, 2011 at 12:43 pm by PeeDee

Not a difficult crossword, but a lovely one. Elegant and witty with some nice & Lits. I especially liked 27 and 28 across, 8 and 16 down, though one could easily pick others for a mention too. There are … Read more >>

Independent 7599 / Dac

February 23, 2011 at 10:49 am by John

The usual smoothly-operating crossword from Dac today. Just when you think the great man has slipped you find that in fact he hasn’t and that you’re the one who is at fault. For … Read more >>

Guardian 25,253 / Araucaria

February 23, 2011 at 10:16 amFebruary 23, 2011 at 9:27 am by duncanshiell

This struck me as a typical Araucaria crossword with lots of cross-referencing between clues, lots of misdirection, a few words that many people do not use in everyday language, and one or two clues … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1164: Descent by Raich

February 23, 2011 at 1:23 am by HolyGhost

Raich is averaging about three Inquisitors a year since his first appearance in mid-2008, and all pretty decent ones in my opinion. (And he notched up his third Listener just the weekend before, … Read more >>

Independent 7598 / Anax

February 22, 2011 at 9:40 am by Gaufrid

Perhaps it’s my imagination but was this Anax somewhat easier than usual? It certainly didn’t take long to complete. When I realised the theme I was a little concerned since I am the … Read more >>

Guardian 25252 Gordius – The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

February 22, 2011 at 2:22 am by Uncle Yap

I am often perplexed by Gordius who must find it extremely difficult to NOT spoil an otherwise good set of clues with some horrible ones. One of his foibles is to throw in … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,624 / Dante

February 22, 2011 at 2:17 am by Agentzero

Dante, turfed out of his Monday spot this week, turns up on Tuesday. As usual, there are some excellent cd’s (30 across, 1 down). But I thought the best clues today were the double definition clues, which are … Read more >>

More Araucaria photos

February 21, 2011 at 10:08 am by jetdoc

I have uploaded my photos (+ one from Derek) of the wonderful lunch which took place at King’s College Cambridge on Saturday. I haven’t yet had time to add captions. If anyone has … Read more >>

Independent 7597 by Hypnos

February 21, 2011 at 12:47 pmFebruary 21, 2011 at 9:36 am by NealH

*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def, sp=spoonerism I found it extremely hard to get going with this and, with no chance of being able to look at it later today, was … Read more >>

Guardian 25,251 / Rufus

February 21, 2011 at 11:19 amFebruary 21, 2011 at 9:15 am by mhl

I thought this was a trickier-than-usual puzzle from Rufus, but very enjoyable, as ever. I think my favourite clue here was the simple and elegant 25 across. (I had the great pleasure of … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 588/Pan

February 21, 2011 at 8:49 am by Pierre

I thought this was a super puzzle from Pan – just right for a Quiptic, with everything clearly clued and some smooth surface readings. It’s been mentioned several times since we started the … Read more >>