September 2014 – Page 5 – Fifteensquared

Beelzebub 1,279

Sun September 14, 2014 at 9:01 pm by Simon Harding

All very smooth and pleasing this week. I didn’t get an uninterrupted session to work on this, but instead steadily picked away during the week, which actually worked quite well. I just had … Read more >>

Everyman 3544

Sun September 14, 2014 at 7:30 amSun September 14, 2014 at 1:00 am by Matt

Hello all, Struggling with internet access, so the following may be a little garbled. Apologies if it doesn’t make much sense. A pleasant enough puzzle, I thought, with at least one new usage … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1281 / Nitsy (7/9/14)

Sun September 14, 2014 at 12:05 am by Gaufrid

Nitsy only provides us with two or three puzzles each year and, looking back, I see that for the last five years there has always been one in September, though the previous ones … Read more >>

Azed 2205

Sun September 14, 2014 at 12:01 am by duncanshiell

We had a plain competition Azed this week where one of the clues was a simple definition that yielded an entry to be clued as part of the competition Bloggers over the … Read more >>

Guardian 26,358 / Puck

Sat September 13, 2014 at 10:50 amSat September 13, 2014 at 12:01 am by mhl

A very difficult prize crossword, but with all of Puck’s usual wit and ingenuity. The theme is ANTEATERs, and the word ANTEATER appears hidden in the centre of the grid: … if you … Read more >>

Independent 8704 by Nestor (Saturday Prize Puzzle 6 Sept 2014)

Sat September 13, 2014 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

A third Nestor in a row on my watch … maybe the Indy editor has settled his contributors into a 5-weekly cycle that, coincidentally, matches our Saturday Prize blogging rota? Not that I’m complaining … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No. 1137: Endeavour by Shark

Tue January 9, 2018 at 5:59 pmSat September 13, 2014 at 12:00 am by Shenanigans

A tricky setter this week in the shape of Shark, with a couple of Listeners and a few EVs and Inquisitors under his belt. Here we had some extra words in clues which … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,725 by BRADMAN

Fri September 12, 2014 at 2:52 pmFri September 12, 2014 at 9:05 am by Turbolegs

A gentle offering this from Bradman – my best friend on a Friday. Relatively straightforward with very little left to chance. I needed help parsing 16ac and 18 ac but other that everything else went in pretty quickly. Thanks Bradman, for an apt conclusion to this week of relatively easy FT grids.

Independent 8709 / Klingsor

Fri September 12, 2014 at 8:15 am by Bertandjoyce

When we saw that it was Klingsor we expected some tricky clues and were not disappointed. There were even a few that we had to ponder over again when we came to write … Read more >>

Guardian 26,363 by Tramp

Fri September 12, 2014 at 11:23 amFri September 12, 2014 at 2:43 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26363.

Guardian 26,362 / Paul

Thu September 11, 2014 at 9:06 pmThu September 11, 2014 at 8:59 am by Eileen

A pretty easy-going puzzle from Paul on his [almost] best behaviour. Nicely-constructed, witty clues, with no obscurities – an enjoyable solve. Thanks, Paul. Across 1 Short pronouncement welcomed by second doctor (6) MEDICO … Read more >>

Financial Times no.14,724 by Falcon

Thu September 11, 2014 at 8:49 am by Ringo

A doddle, this, from Falcon.

Independent 8,708 / Tyrus

Thu September 11, 2014 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Tyrus is the cruciverbal brain behind today’s puzzle, on a grid allowing for as many as five 15-letter entries. I found this to be a fairly tough and above all highly entertaining solve. … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,715 – Crux

Thu September 11, 2014 at 3:24 pmThu September 11, 2014 at 12:05 am by Sil

Monday Prize Crossword/Sep 1 Enjoyable exercise by Monday regular Crux. Good spread of devices although my least favourite device, the double definition, was once more very prominent with no less than 7 entries. The … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,714 by Magwitch

Sat September 13, 2014 at 6:28 pmThu September 11, 2014 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 30, 2014 This Magwitch puzzle proved a good and satisfying challenge. I am becoming familiar with this setter’s style of wordplay and enjoying her puzzles … Read more >>