Guardian Prize Puzzle 26,089 by Biggles
This is the first puzzle by Biggles for over two years, if the search facility on fifteen squared is to be trusted (and I do trust it). As many may know, Biggles is … Read more >>
Month: November 2013
Enigmatic Variations No. 1092: Burnt Offering by Mynot
Hmmm…a ‘burnt offering’…not quite the 5th of November, so unlikely to be Guy Fawkes…the (reasonably brief) preamble tells us that in ‘most’ clues the wordplay will lead to an extra letter, which will … Read more >>
Independent 8435 by Anax (Saturday Prize Puzzle 26 October 2013)
Remember, remember, the 26th of October…unfortunately I wasn’t able to make it up to the Northern S&B get-together last weekend…but will Anax have remembered?… Not just any old S&B get-together, but a celebration … Read more >>
Independent 8,440 / Phi
My apologies for the late posting of this Friday’s offering from Phi – I have had baby-sitting duties today and thus very little time to myself. Indeed, on a day of bottle-warming and … Read more >>
Financial Times No 14,459 by Peto
Pretty tricky in places particularly 15down and welcome comments on 24across Across 1 OUTBREAK rash OUT (at a loss) BREAK sounds like BRAKE (stop) 5 FLAWED imperfect LAW (legislation) … Read more >>
Beelzebub 1234
Delightfully difficult Across 1 Aim? To be so exclusive? ONE IN A MILLION I (one) in A M (a million) 10 I note woman importing fashionable source of dye … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic N° 26,084 by Pasquale
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26094. I found this not too difficult, which was a relief, as the end of daylight savings time meant that I got the puzzle an hour later … Read more >>
Now We Are Seven …
… (with apologies to A. A. Milne) Today is the seventh anniversary of the site’s inauguration. Since the first blog (Guardian 23,910 / Janus) was published on Fifteensquared more than 8,700 posts have … Read more >>