February 2013 – Page 7 – Fifteensquared

Independent 8209 / Radian

February 5, 2013 at 9:10 amFebruary 5, 2013 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

Radian is a regular setter in the Independent (and also the Guardian and Financial Times under different pseudonyms. I note he is in the Guardian today as Crucible). Radian is keen on themes … Read more >>

Guardian 25,863 – Crucible

February 6, 2013 at 12:46 amFebruary 5, 2013 at 1:40 am by Uncle Yap

This is a very foxy puzzle with a mini-theme that I almost missed. The clues are varied and employ many devices to bemuse and amuse. Very entertaining. Across 1 DECOCT It takes months … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 690 / Moley

February 4, 2013 at 11:43 am by Big Dave

Another good puzzle with a good range of clue types, but I wonder how many solvers from South of the Border knew the Scottish word for shudder. Most of the definitions given are … Read more >>

Guardian no. 25862 by Rufus

February 4, 2013 at 10:55 amFebruary 4, 2013 at 9:23 am by flashling

Pretty typical Rufus I felt this morning, shed loads of double definitions which aren’t really my favourite clue type. Andrew is away, so I’m standing in, AMP and BROAD appear twice in the … Read more >>

Independent 8208 by Quixote

February 4, 2013 at 9:00 am by NealH

After some tough puzzles last week, things were back to normal with a straightforward Quixote. Across 1. Beauty treatment? Female having a cold one gets a line reduced (6) Facial F(emale) = a … Read more >>

Private Eye / Cyclops 487 – Climactic Recession

February 8, 2013 at 6:16 pmFebruary 4, 2013 at 12:15 am by beermagnet

Don’t know about anyone else but I’m still reeling from the Xmas giant, so this normal sized grid seemed small… … and the level of difficulty not too great – (e.g. compared to … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1,195

February 4, 2013 at 9:27 pmFebruary 3, 2013 at 9:30 am by Simon Harding

A solve of two halves for me this week: a brisk start followed by fairly slow progress through the remainder. *=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. Across 1 SCAPUS – CAP … Read more >>

Everyman No. 3460 (27th January)

February 3, 2013 at 2:16 pmFebruary 3, 2013 at 6:30 am by The Trafites

Lorraine: Good morning to you all, I dont know about you but I enjoyed this puzzle tremendously. Some of my favourites were, 4, 14, 17 and 24ac. 2, 5 and 19dn. I hope you … Read more >>

Azed 2121

February 3, 2013 at 11:45 amFebruary 3, 2013 at 2:00 am by duncanshiell

This was a a fairly standard plain Azed puzzle with his usual high quality cluing. I was pleasantly surprised by how many clues I solved on the first run through … Read more >>

Guardian Genius No 115 by Puck

February 3, 2013 at 7:56 amFebruary 3, 2013 at 12:05 am by bridgesong

The preamble read as follows: Ten solutions can also be 30, initially. Any secondary definition or wordplay in their clues leads to the solution as it might appear if it were, indeed, 30 of any 26 12 before 22 down 22 across. … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1197 Hypnos

February 4, 2013 at 12:07 amFebruary 3, 2013 at 12:01 am by scchua

An enjoyable puzzle from Hypnos, just nice for a relaxing Sunday. Thank you to Hypnos. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[The pictures at the bottom have unidentified links with the puzzzle.]] Across 1 … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations 1053: Making a Point by Ifor (& Brat)

February 8, 2013 at 8:18 amFebruary 2, 2013 at 1:00 am by Shenanigans

No time this week for anything more than the bare bones as I’m in the process of moving house … for the second time in six months (and the last time in at … Read more >>

Independent Crossword 8201 by Bannsider (Saturday prize puzzle 26-01-2013)

February 3, 2013 at 4:05 pmFebruary 2, 2013 at 12:03 am by twencelas

So it’s a snowy day in January and for those with some time to kill a Saturday puzzle from the enigmatic Bannsider. Quite a work-out it was too. Some wonderfully inventive devices, as … Read more >>

Guardian 25,855 / Philistine

February 2, 2013 at 12:01 am by mhl

I make this Philistine’s first prize puzzle, and their twelfth puzzle overall in the Guardian. This was a good fun puzzle to solve – with the odd exception (1a, 17d) I thought this … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,226 by Alberich

February 1, 2013 at 10:59 am by Jed

Comprehensive including some ingenious misdirections Across 1 CROSSBAR above goalkeeper CROSS (pass towards goal) BAR (save) 5 ABELIA plant (LABIA[t]E)* 9 ROTATION cycle [wagne]R O (ringer) [s]TATION (Radio 3) … Read more >>