June 2011 – Page 3 – Fifteensquared

Financial Times 13,726 by Gozo

Wed June 22, 2011 at 1:26 pmWed June 22, 2011 at 12:38 pm by PeeDee

A great crossword from Gozo, very enjoyable and I managed it with only a little help from Wikipedia this time. This is the second Shakespearean character anagram crossword I have blogged from Gozo. … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1181: Repetitive Practice by Charybdis

Wed June 22, 2011 at 9:18 pmWed June 22, 2011 at 2:00 am by duncanshiell

The preamble stated that unchecked letters of the 10 unclued grid entries, including mutual crossing letters, spell CELIBATE BEDTIME WEEK. The unclued entries could be described by 13 contiguous cells (3,6,4) which extend … Read more >>

Guardian 25,355 – Paul

Wed June 22, 2011 at 7:54 amWed June 22, 2011 at 12:56 am by Andrew

A couple of weeks ago I noted that I was blogging my first Araucaria puzzle for over six months; today I see that this is my first Paul for even longer: since 23rd … Read more >>

Financial Times 13725 Neo

Thu September 15, 2011 at 11:49 amTue June 21, 2011 at 11:25 am by scchua

This was a relaxing puzzle with which to restart blogging. All straightforward, and perhaps made easier by quite a few anagrams (9 answers which are complete anagrams). Got off to a roaring start … Read more >>

Independent 7700/Radian

Tue June 21, 2011 at 2:14 am by John

A very good crossword from Radian today, with 5dn as its theme, which appears in some form in many of the answers and clues. I find these crosswords where there is a large … Read more >>

Guardian 25,354 – Arachne

Tue June 21, 2011 at 2:12 am by Uncle Yap

Another delightful Tuesday morning spent unravelling Arachne’s exquisite blend of teasers. Lots of entertainment value. ACROSS 5 PARDON dd “What? I didn’t quite hear you” being synonymous with “Pardon, can you say that … Read more >>

Guardian 25,353 / Rufus

Mon June 20, 2011 at 4:31 pm by Gaufrid

The scheduled blogger has gone AWOL so here is an analysis of the clues. I didn’t solve this puzzle (I have just parsed the clues from the published solution) and so cannot comment … Read more >>

Independent 7699/Klingsor

Mon June 20, 2011 at 10:43 amMon June 20, 2011 at 9:20 am by Pierre

Bonjour! And there’s a bit of that going on today, as you’ll discover if you read on … My first Klingsor blog, of a puzzle I found difficult, but satisfying. One that was … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic Nº 605 by Arachne

Mon June 20, 2011 at 12:47 pmMon June 20, 2011 at 4:00 am by PeterO

Another Arachne quiptic for me to blog, which suits me very well; her clues are elegant and smoothly surfaced. There are a few general knowledge references which may not be so general, but … Read more >>

Private Eye/Cyclops 445 – Disgraced leaders

Mon June 20, 2011 at 12:15 am by beermagnet

I found I had only 8 to go after the first pass so I suppose this was easier than usual. That’s enough blather – let’s have a look at the detail: How do … Read more >>

Azed 2037/missing blog

Wed June 22, 2011 at 11:42 amSun June 19, 2011 at 6:05 pm by ilancaron

No longer under construction… but nonetheless a bit unfinished. Gaufrid had to remind on Sunday evening that I was a bit late with the blog — so I scrounged around for the BRB to spend an hour or so of quality time with it. This is the result — with a lot of help from my (virtual) friends.