March 2012 – Page 5 – Fifteensquared

Independent 7930/Monk

Thu March 15, 2012 at 11:12 am by John

As expected Monk has produced a good crossword with a nice range of clue-types. And also as expected I have failed to understand some of them, so what seems to be his brilliance … Read more >>

Guardian 25,584 – Gordius

Thu March 15, 2012 at 11:31 amThu March 15, 2012 at 10:32 am by manehi

Enjoyed this, though the long down clues going in third and fourth meant it didn’t last very long. Favourite clue 21dn. Across 9 EAVESDROP =”spy” [L]EAVES DROP=”What happens in the fall, without starting” … Read more >>

Financial Times no.13,953 by SLEUTH

Thu March 15, 2012 at 10:18 am by Ringo

Nothing to frighten the horses this morning from Sleuth. One or two elements of the parsing took me a minute to unravel, but I got there in the end. Hats off for 9ac … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,944 – Dante

Thu March 15, 2012 at 12:51 pmThu March 15, 2012 at 12:15 am by Sil

Monday Prize Crossword/Mar 5 A Dante crossword drenched in double definitions, anagrams, etc etc. All very familiar, but then there was 12ac. I have an idea how it might work, but I do not like … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,943 by Cinephile

Fri March 16, 2012 at 12:47 amThu March 15, 2012 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 3, 2012 Cinephile is back with a puzzle that is a little harder than his usual, has a bunch of unconventional clues and has a … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,952 by Gozo

Wed March 14, 2012 at 4:53 pmWed March 14, 2012 at 11:47 am by PeeDee

It is a good blogging week for me, first I get an alphabetical jigsaw from Araucaria in the Guardian and now a themed puzzle from Gozo. What a treat! All the across solutions … Read more >>

Independent 7929 / Dac

Wed March 14, 2012 at 10:14 amWed March 14, 2012 at 9:23 am by Bertandjoyce

Good surface reading again from Dac. All fairly straightforward and in our opinion a good introductory puzzle for new solvers. We don’t time ourselves but this seemed to over and done with fairly … Read more >>

The Guardian No 25,583 by Brummie

Wed March 14, 2012 at 10:14 amWed March 14, 2012 at 9:07 am by Stella

Thanks to Brummie for an enjoyable puzzle with a couple of intriguing images in the surface reading. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 8. Dramatic character making love in exotic villa, caught … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1219: Location by Kruger

Wed March 14, 2012 at 9:20 amWed March 14, 2012 at 1:23 am by kenmac

The preamble tells us that there are misprints in the definitions in some clues but doesn’t tell us how many. The corrected letters give a cryptic link to a location. Once the grid’s … Read more >>

Independent 7,928 / Radian

Tue March 13, 2012 at 10:31 pmTue March 13, 2012 at 11:59 am by RatkojaRiku

Although I am familiar with Radian’s work from this and other publications as a solver, this is the first time I have blogged a puzzle of his for the Indy. It was clear … Read more >>

Financial Times 13951 Peto

Tue March 13, 2012 at 9:24 am by scchua

I think Peto is new to the FT. I was initially anxious, it being somewhat uncharted territory. However, the puzzle turned out to be quite the usual FT start to the week, ie. more straightforward than … Read more >>

Guardian 25,582 – Philistine

Tue March 13, 2012 at 2:55 amTue March 13, 2012 at 1:44 am by Uncle Yap

This has to be one of the most enjoyable puzzles to solve and blog. Philistine’s use of indirect and misleading definitions is just my cup of tea. Stir in the smooth and seamless … Read more >>

Independent 7927 by Punk

Mon March 12, 2012 at 12:54 pm by nmsindy

Enjoyable puzzle in the Punk style. Some of it was fairly easy, but then I struggled to finish with some answers that were less familiar (to me anyway). Solving time, 27 mins * … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 643 Hectence

Mon March 12, 2012 at 3:13 pmMon March 12, 2012 at 9:38 am by scchua

This was a fair level of difficulty for a Quiptic. Enjoyably so, so thanks Hectance. Definitions are underlined in the clues. The picture sets at the bottom each has its own unidentified link … Read more >>

Guardian 25,581 / Rufus

Mon March 12, 2012 at 9:20 am by Eileen

The usual Monday mix of double and cryptic definitions and a couple of really nice anagrams. Thank you, Rufus! Across 5 STAYED: double definition 6 KOPECK: KO [knock out] + PECK [large quantity]: … Read more >>