June 2014 – Page 8 – Fifteensquared

Independent 8,622 / Hob

Tue June 3, 2014 at 8:24 am by RatkojaRiku

You never quite know who’ you’ll have to pit your wits against on a Tuesday, and this week it fell to me to do battle with Hob! This was exactly the kind of … Read more >>

*=anagram [] = removed e.g. char[m]=char ()=abbreviation e.g. A(mpere)=a Hom. = homophone There is (1 across) something special planned for Wednesday, so Dac has been moved to Monday. I thought this was a … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 759 / Provis

Mon June 2, 2014 at 8:03 am by Gaufrid

According to the Guardian website, Provis has only appeared twice before today, once in February and once in April. At that time I wasn’t solving the Quiptic on a regular basis and so … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic N° 26,275 by Rufus

Mon June 2, 2014 at 7:06 pmMon June 2, 2014 at 2:59 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26275. Even for Rufus, this puzzle seems heavy on the CDs and DDs, and a couple which are just Ds. Across 1. Being in the wrong scene, … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1,264

Sun June 8, 2014 at 1:23 pmSun June 1, 2014 at 1:22 pm by Simon Harding

I’m a little behind with my Beelzebub postings, for which I apologise. This was almost literally a puzzle of two halves. I took Beelzebub to my favourite pub in Camberwell, as is my … Read more >>

Guardian Genius 131 / Picaroon

Sun June 1, 2014 at 8:00 am by mhl

We haven’t done the Genius crossword for a while, but this was a very enjoyable one. We found it hard going for the first week or so, but eventually figured out that what … Read more >>

Azed 2190

Sun June 1, 2014 at 12:05 am by Andrew

A medium-difficulty Azed (for me) this time. As usual, no problems with the excellent clues (apart from a slight eyebrow-raise at 1d), but there were a few mistakes/misprints in both the online and … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1266/Hypnos

Sun June 1, 2014 at 8:25 amSun June 1, 2014 at 12:01 am by Pierre

I think I have pinned this all down, but there are a couple where I’d be happy to be corrected. Every setter has his or her particular style, and I don’t think … Read more >>

Everyman N° 3,529 (26 May)

Sun June 1, 2014 at 12:01 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3529. Everyman’s usual mix of smooth surfaces and elegant if not too complicated constructions, with film references and geographical references thrown in. Across 1. Depressed facing autumn … Read more >>