April 2013 – Page 5 – Fifteensquared

Everyman No. 3470 (7th April)

Sun April 14, 2013 at 9:58 amSun April 14, 2013 at 6:30 am by The Trafites

Lorraine: Another enjoyable puzzle from Everyman, but alas I fear I am running out of ways to praise the Everyman puzzle, so why not have a go! As always a big thank you … Read more >>

Azed 2131 — ‘Right & Left’

Sun April 14, 2013 at 12:02 am by John

A nice crossword of the type that Azed often sets. The preamble states “Apart from 1 Across, which is normal, each clue is really two clues, side by side but not overlapping, the … Read more >>

Independent Crossword 8261 by Klingsor (Saturday prize puzzle 06-04-2013)

Sat April 13, 2013 at 12:05 am by twencelas

So Grand National day, so is there a horsey theme to today’s puzzle? And if there was would I actually notice it? Evens 2 – 1 8 – 1 500 – 1 outsider … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No.1063 – Reform by MynoT

Sat April 13, 2013 at 12:00 am by Mister Sting

‘Reform’? Surely not a puzzle about everyone’s favourite right-wing purveyors of guff? (Actually, hold that thought…) In any case, I sometimes get rather stuck with trickier missing letter clues, so I wonder if this one is going to behave. (Actually, I don’t. Obviously, I’ve already solved the puzzle at this point. But let’s not damage the fourth wall any more.)

Guardian Prize Puzzle 25,915 by Paul

Sat April 13, 2013 at 12:00 am by PeeDee

I enjoyed this very much, it has the stamp of a Paul puzzle all over it. My favourite was 7dn for its intriguing simplicity. Thank you Paul. Across 1 BRANDY Kind heart of … Read more >>

Crossword Masterclasses – a message from Boatman – Second Update

Fri April 12, 2013 at 3:34 pm by Admin

Boatman has sent another update.

Financial Times 14,285 by Wanderer

Fri April 12, 2013 at 10:10 am by Jed

Welcome offering from new-to-me compiler Across 1 SONGBOOK collection of musical scores SON (relative) G[oal] BOOK (reserve) 5 OCTAVO book size (OV[er]COAT)* 10 WHEELIE bike move ELI (priest) in … Read more >>

Independent 8266 / Phi

Fri September 1, 2017 at 1:29 pmFri April 12, 2013 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

It’s Friday and it’s a puzzle by Phi so all’s well in the crossword world. There were some interesting clues in today’s offering. I remember a boring summer in the … Read more >>

Guardian 25,920 – Puck

Fri April 12, 2013 at 9:10 amFri April 12, 2013 at 1:15 am by Andrew

A very enjoyable puzzle from Puck, with lots of clever and tricky clueing. I thought 14a was particularly good (after I realised it wasn’t just a cryptic definition), but there were many others … Read more >>

Independent 8265/Anax

Thu April 11, 2013 at 11:34 am by John

As we always expect nowadays, a thoroughly good workout from Anax that I thought was, for him, on the marginally easy side. The clues are tight and efficient and some of them quite … Read more >>

Guardian 25,919 – Paul

Thu April 11, 2013 at 11:24 am by manehi

Paul at his cheekiest, if not his most difficult. Across 1 GOBBLER double def =”One eating”; =”turkey” 5 ADVANCE =”Go on” A + TRIP=”dance” around V[enezuelan] 10 SAGA =”story” SAG=”Drop” + A 11 … Read more >>

Financial Times no.14,284 by Orense

Thu April 11, 2013 at 9:39 am by Ringo

Much to enjoy in this offering from Orense. Nothing too challenging, so a fairly quick solve, but a fun one, too. Yes, there’s a theme, which as regular readers (Sid and Doris Bonkers) … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,275 – Dante

Thu April 11, 2013 at 12:05 am by Sil

Monday Prize Crossword/Apr 1 This Dante crossword was published on the 1st of April but lacked any topical clues. No references to the day, instead a lot of anagrams and the usual smoothness typical … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,274 by Cinephile

Thu April 11, 2013 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 30, 2013 I think the puzzle is a mixed bag. The fairly obvious theme made many of the clues easy but there are four answers … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,283 / Hamilton

Wed April 10, 2013 at 8:27 am by Gaufrid

It makes a change to know in advance that I am going to cover a particular puzzle, rather than having to write a post at the last minute, and this is a temporary … Read more >>