May 2011 – Page 8 – Fifteensquared

Inquisitor 1174 – Union Activity by Phi

Wed May 4, 2011 at 5:30 am by Hihoba

The title told us that we were in the weddings arena, though the proximity of the forthcoming royal nuptials seemed to be less of a help than I expected. My first solution was … Read more >>

Financial Times 13683 Jason

Tue May 3, 2011 at 8:23 pmTue May 3, 2011 at 1:06 pm by scchua

This was quite relaxingly enjoyable. Thanks Jason. Across 1 We men are at the top of church’s structure (12) STEEPLEJACKS: JACKS(plural of male name for men) +(at) STEEPLE(the top of church’s structure literally). Defn: … Read more >>

Independent 7,658/Phi

Tue May 3, 2011 at 1:03 pm by Ali

Phi has been shifted around the schedule a couple of times recently, although I suspect we find him on Tuesday this week not because of the Bank Holiday, but because this was a … Read more >>

Guardian 25312 – Araucaria

Tue May 3, 2011 at 5:28 amTue May 3, 2011 at 3:01 am by Uncle Yap

What a superbly entertaining puzzle from The Master today with a side-theme presented with great humour and fun. ACROSS 7 TROUSERS T (time) ROUSERS (alarm clocks) worn by the dominant partner in a … Read more >>

Independent 7657 by Quixote

Mon May 2, 2011 at 11:38 am by nmsindy

Pleasing puzzle in the Quixote style, solving time 25 mins * = anagram ACROSS 1 AGHA’S losT 4 O LEANDER Hero and Leander from Greek mythology 9 SUSSED Sussex with d for x … Read more >>

Guardian Genius 94, by Puck: In vino veritas

Tue May 3, 2011 at 12:52 amMon May 2, 2011 at 11:17 am by jetdoc

Well, I thought I was getting on just fine with this puzzle, but I was completely stuck on two answers, 17a and 21a. None of my resources — dictionaries, word lists, TEA, Google, … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 598 / Arachne

Mon May 2, 2011 at 2:17 pmMon May 2, 2011 at 11:06 am by Big Dave

I really enjoyed today’s offering from Spiderwoman (the original Arachne in Greek Mythology was changed by Athene into a spider). All definitions given are from Chambers 11th Edition. Most of the standard abbreviations … Read more >>

Guardian 25,311 – Rufus

Mon May 2, 2011 at 10:16 am by Andrew

Mostly the usual smooth and straightforward clueing from Rufus this sunny Bank Holiday, with a couple of rather over-familiar clues (27ac, 8dn), but I slowed down at the end and took a bit … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1,105 (24/04/11)

Sun May 1, 2011 at 11:59 am by Simon Harding

A pretty tough week, judging by the number of entries I had to check before entry, and the little bit of cheating I had to do to finish off the NW corner. There … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1106, by Glowworm

Sun May 1, 2011 at 9:40 am by jetdoc

This was perhaps at the more challenging end of the spectrum for Independent on Sunday puzzles, but nevertheless reasonably straightforward. Across 1 HOPELESS Henry slopes off without sweetheart, dejected H = Henry (SI … Read more >>

Everyman No. 3369 (24th April)

Sun May 1, 2011 at 6:38 pmSun May 1, 2011 at 6:30 am by The Trafites

Lorraine: Morning all, Started quite well this week but soon came to a grinding halt until Nick came to my rescue. Think my crossword head got up and ran off halfway through this weeks … Read more >>

Azed 2030

Sun May 1, 2011 at 12:02 am by John

The usual utterly sound and satisfactory puzzle from Azed. Across 1 FIREPLUG — discharging = fire, bolt = gulp, which reversed is plug. A fireplug is a hydrant: one is misled by the … Read more >>