June 2011 – Page 5 – Fifteensquared

Guardian 25348 – Bonxie

Tue June 14, 2011 at 2:46 am by Uncle Yap

Didn’t quite enjoy this as much as I usually enjoy a Guardian puzzle. And much had to do with a most depressing theme of aging and its not-so-pleasant or pretty effects. No wonder … Read more >>

Independent 7693 by Quixote

Mon June 13, 2011 at 12:56 pm by nmsindy

Typical good Quixote puzzle, today, entertaining, varied, not too difficult, solving time 24 mins * = anagram ACROSS 1 POLIC(e) Y (yard) 4 OB (old boy) UR (old city – of Sumer) in … Read more >>

Guardian 25,347 by Rufus

Mon June 13, 2011 at 1:32 pmMon June 13, 2011 at 11:25 am by PeeDee

A gentle start to the week from Rufus – enjoyable, witty and not too taxing on the brain first thing on a Monday morning. Hold mouse over clue number to see clue, click a solution to … Read more >>

Somewhat belatedly, I have uploaded photos of the Sloggers & Betters get-together in London on May 24: <a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/30631875@N03/?saved=1″>Sloggers & Betters</a> If I have mis-indentified anyone, please let me know.

Guardian Quiptic 604/Nutmeg

Mon June 13, 2011 at 5:27 pmMon June 13, 2011 at 9:41 am by Pierre

I don’t rightly know what to make of this one. There were some good clues all right, but there were some doubtful definitions as well, in my opinion. And a Grauniad enumeration error. … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1,111 (05/06/11)

Mon June 13, 2011 at 2:35 amSun June 12, 2011 at 8:14 pm by Simon Harding

This week we have an auspicious puzzle number of 1,111, and a helpfully Ninafied grid to match. At 1ac we have FOUR-EYES followed by, well, four Is, while along the bottom row we … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1,112 by Poins

Sun June 12, 2011 at 1:03 pm by Simon Harding

I don’t think I’ve ever blogged a Poins before, which always makes for a slightly daunting solve. In the event, I seemed to manage a lot of this on the first pass through…and … Read more >>

Everyman No. 3375 (5th June)

Sun June 12, 2011 at 6:30 am by The Trafites

Lorraine: Good morning to you all. This weeks offering took me quite some time to get going, but once I was up and running they started to come to me quickly. I was slightly … Read more >>

Azed 2036

Sun June 12, 2011 at 12:02 am by John

What one expects: only a handful of clues were solvable without a sometimes protracted wade through Chambers. Someone somewhere may know enough words to solve these things without dictionary help, but I certainly … Read more >>

Independent 7686 by Nimrod (Saturday Prize Puzzle 4 June 2011)

Sat June 11, 2011 at 8:29 amSat June 11, 2011 at 2:30 am by mc_rapper67

NB. For some reason, this is not the puzzle posted on the Indy website today – which is an old Nimrod…The thematic preamble states: “Nine related answers lack a definition in the clues. … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No. 969 – Prestissimo by Samson

Sat June 11, 2011 at 2:30 am by mc_rapper67

What a preamble?! An author and one of his works to be found in the grid. Another thematic phrase to be resolved from clashing entries in the grid. And there’s more… Wow. Educational…eventually…once the … Read more >>

Guardian Prize Puzzle No 25340 by Puck

Sat June 11, 2011 at 7:25 amSat June 11, 2011 at 12:09 am by bridgesong

Given the structure of the grid I was expecting to find a nina in the letters that form the circumference of the puzzle but it soon became apparent that the final destination referred … Read more >>

Independent 7,691/Phi

Fri June 10, 2011 at 1:17 pm by Ali

Smashing stuff as ever from Phi. Lovely surfaces and some great anagrams, particularly the &lit. at 6D. Clue of the day for me is 22A, which had one of those ‘ah, very good’ … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,716 / Gurney

Fri June 10, 2011 at 10:59 am by shuchi

My first blog for Gurney. I found this very easy to solve, ideal for a beginner as a start into the world of cryptics (but not equally easy to annotate – the explanations … Read more >>

Guardian 25,345 – Chifonie

Fri June 10, 2011 at 9:09 amFri June 10, 2011 at 8:28 am by Andrew

I’ve been a bit harsh on Chifonie in the past because of his very straightforward and sometimes unchallenging style, usually involving lots of simple charades, but there’s no reason why we shouldn’t have … Read more >>