July 2014 – Page 6 – Fifteensquared

Enigmatic Variations No. 1128: Unknown Destination by MynoT

Sat July 12, 2014 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

Hmmm…if you have an UNKNOWN DESTINATION, it might take a long time to get ‘there’ – and so this proved for your correspondent. Every answer must be entered without one letter – wherever it … Read more >>

Guardian 26,309 / Puck

Fri July 11, 2014 at 3:40 pmFri July 11, 2014 at 10:00 am by Eileen

I’m used to being delightfully led up the garden path by Puck and this time he did it good and proper – a real double bluff, as far as I ‘m concerned. I … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,671 by BRADMAN

Fri July 11, 2014 at 9:58 am by Turbolegs

Once again, I find myself blogging for a Bradman grid, which was a very enjoyable romp. I thought he had upped the ante slightly with this one, relative to his recent puzzles. Although 5d didnt find any favors with me, it was compensated for a neat clue in 25ac. Thanks Bradman.

Independent 8,655 / Phi

Fri October 26, 2018 at 11:57 amFri July 11, 2014 at 6:56 am by RatkojaRiku

It wouldn’t be Friday without Phi, would it?! I found this tougher than the average Phi puzzle and made fairly slow progress through the whole grid. The SE corner proved to be the … Read more >>

Financial Times no.14,670 by Jason

Thu July 10, 2014 at 10:18 am by Ringo

There was something just a bit unsatisfying about this puzzle – it seemed to lack a certain zippiness or precision.

Independent 8654 / Hieroglyph

Thu July 10, 2014 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

Hieroglyph is not seen very often in the Independent. A quick scan of the clues showed very quickly that there was a theme in the across clues given that each … Read more >>

Guardian 26,308 by Paul

Thu July 10, 2014 at 8:50 amThu July 10, 2014 at 1:24 am by manehi

Got into this quickly, then got a little stuck on the last few. Lots of nice (and typically Paul) clues – my favourite might be 24dn.

Financial Times 14,661 – Crux

Thu July 10, 2014 at 6:01 pmThu July 10, 2014 at 12:05 am by Sil

Monday Prize Crossword/Jun 30 Friendly crossword by Crux with his typical light touch. I particularly liked the Spoonerism of 2d but I’m afraid I still can’t get used to this setter’s cryptic definitions … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,660 by Dogberry

Mon July 14, 2014 at 2:46 pmThu July 10, 2014 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 28, 2014 I have to say that I found this to be a relatively poor and faulty puzzle. The obvious fault lies in 25a (SALAMANCA). … Read more >>

Independent 8,653 by Dac

Wed July 9, 2014 at 10:22 am by John

As usual of course. When is Dac ever anything but as usual? Such simply-constructed clues, nothing remotely tortuous.

Definitions underlined.

Financial Times 14,669 by MONK

Thu July 17, 2014 at 9:11 amWed July 9, 2014 at 9:46 am by PeeDee

A relatively accessible puzzle for Monk which I made hard for myself by entering in a couple of wrong answers.

Guardian 26,307 – Imogen

Wed July 9, 2014 at 1:00 pmWed July 9, 2014 at 7:48 am by Andrew

Perhaps a controversial theme in this one …

Inquisitor 1340: Strange Hobby by Schadenfreude

Mon August 25, 2014 at 5:11 pmWed July 9, 2014 at 12:01 am by HolyGhost

He’s back – Schadenfreude never stays away very long, 7½ weeks on average. One clue per column (except the edges) has a misprinted definition, and corrections are to be entered in the top … Read more >>

Guardian 26,306 by Chifonie

Tue July 8, 2014 at 2:53 pmTue July 8, 2014 at 8:39 am by flashling

So after yesterday’s Brendan theme filled fun, we have a Chifonie, who has some surfaces to rival Dac’s in another place.

Independent 8652 / Scorpion

Tue July 8, 2014 at 8:19 amTue July 8, 2014 at 7:38 am by Bertandjoyce

Thanks to Scorpion for an an enjoyable solve today! When we saw that it was Scorpion we were on the lookout for a theme but we still missed it until we guessed … Read more >>