January 2012 – Page 4 – Fifteensquared

Sunday Cryptic Puzzles

Mon January 23, 2012 at 5:17 pmThu January 19, 2012 at 10:50 am by Admin

Anax is trying to get some feedback as to what people think about the level of difficulty of the Sunday cryptics. To this end he has added a poll to his website. It … Read more >>

Guardian 25,536 – Paul

Thu January 19, 2012 at 10:09 amThu January 19, 2012 at 8:14 am by manehi

Lots of fun and clever cluing from Paul – favourites were 1dn and 6,23 and biggest groan was for 8dn. Across 9 A BIT STEEP =”Just too much” (pie at best)* 10 EPOCH … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,896 – Dante

Thu January 19, 2012 at 12:15 am by Sil

Monday Prize Crossword /Jan 9 It’s been a while since I’ve last blogged a crossword, but I’m back in town. Many thanks to Duncan [easily the most detailed blog around] and scchua [who was … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,895 by Mudd

Thu January 19, 2012 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of January 7, 2012 I found this a pleasantly challenging and faultless puzzle. My favourite clues are 16A (VAGRANT), 6D (CHAD), 16D (APARTMENT), and 21D (THREE). Across … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,904 by Styx

Sat September 7, 2024 at 4:38 pmWed January 18, 2012 at 12:19 pm by PeeDee

I really enjoyed this one, some of the clues were quite tricky so parse correctly. I have not seen Styx before, so this was a bonus for me, I hope he becomes a regular … Read more >>

Guardian 25,535 / Enigmatist

Wed January 18, 2012 at 12:15 pm by Gaufrid

I’m a last minute stand-in for the scheduled blogger therefore this has been prepared in somewhat of a hurry so please excuse any errors. A most enjoyable puzzle from Enigmatist today, themed around … Read more >>

Independent 7881 by Dac

Wed January 18, 2012 at 1:02 pmWed January 18, 2012 at 12:01 pm by flashling

It’s a Dac, so it’s what you expect, just a fine puzzle as per usual. My learned colleagues have been under the impression that Dac appears every Wednesday, but actually he gets a … Read more >>

Sloggers and Betters Northern April 2011

Wed January 18, 2012 at 11:51 am by tilsit

I am happy to organise a Northern gathering and would suggest Saturday 14th April. In an effort to boost my local economy, I am suggesting using the Bramsche Bar on Rochdale Road in … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1211: Anticipation by Nutmeg

Wed January 18, 2012 at 1:23 am by kenmac

We have to find two quotes (from the same source) around the perimeter and then, cryptically, three down clues will combine to deliver the first. The allusion has to be completed by filling … Read more >>

Financial Times 13903 Jason

Tue January 17, 2012 at 2:27 pmTue January 17, 2012 at 10:54 am by scchua

Another good one from Jason, so thanks Jason. A bit of concern when I stalled for some time after getting the 2 long ones early on. However, it finally yielded. Definitions are underlined … Read more >>

Independent 7,880 / Scorpion

Thu January 19, 2012 at 12:00 amTue January 17, 2012 at 8:35 am by RatkojaRiku

It’s Tuesday and the puzzle has been set b(u)y Scorpion, so there just has to be a theme to it, I thought, and Scorpion did not let me down. As themes go, this … Read more >>

Guardian 25,534 – Philistine

Thu January 19, 2012 at 12:22 amTue January 17, 2012 at 2:02 am by Uncle Yap

Quite an enjoyable outing today with a good blend of devices to tickle the mind. ACROSS 1 ORIGINAL SIN Ins of I GIN (one drink) in ORALS (exams) + IN and of course, … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 635 Arachne

Mon January 16, 2012 at 5:02 pmMon January 16, 2012 at 10:53 am by scchua

Thanks Arachne for an enjoyable crossword (by no means a walkover) with some clever surfaces. For some reason, I got slowed down in the NE quarter, but the latter provided my favourite clues for … Read more >>

Independent 7879/Quixote

Mon January 16, 2012 at 9:34 am by Pierre

People were saying on last Friday’s Indy blog that Phi’s crossword was a bit harder than usual, and that was my experience with this Monday Quixote – a few less common words and … Read more >>

Guardian 25,533 / Rufus

Mon January 16, 2012 at 8:56 am by Eileen

It’s Monday, it’s Rufus and so we know what to expect – what’s often called a gentle start to the week, with the usual quota of double and cryptic definitions and some smiles … Read more >>