Never knowingly undersolved
I have delayed writing this post because I was having difficulty finding something to say that I didn’t say this time last year, and the year before, and the year before that, and … Read more >>
An excellent puzzle for anyone starting out at cryptic crossword solving. You can have a go at the puzzle here.
Thanks Orense.
I have been blogging on Fifteensquared for over 7 years with nearly 350 blogs, but I think this is the first time I have blogged a puzzle set by Don Manley. … Read more >>
My, what a difficult year 2013 was to follow! But follow, 2014 did, with another harvest of wonderful ideas from an amazing collection of setters. I’m slightly surprised, looking back, to find only … Read more >>
Nothing too troubling in this one, with just one (easily gettable) answer that was new to me. Thanks to Qaos for the entertainment, and Happy New Year to all. As (almost) always with … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/Dec 22 As in previous years Dante [aka Rufus] gave us a Carte Rosée, a crossword without black squares and clue numbers, the clues lacking enumeration too. Although Dante didn’t tell us, … Read more >>
The Christmas Puzzle, entitled Christmas Charity Donation, was set by the Inquisitor Crossword Editor, John Henderson, in his guise of Nimrod. The preamble stated that " a certain charity is the … Read more >>
Tees does sometimes test us to the limits (all right, he did here for me with 16dn, although that was just my fault) but in this enjoyable crossword, with clues that are all so far as I can see good and interesting despite my misgivings about 24dn, he has been fairly gentle to us.
The simple theme uses the unches at the top and bottom and near the sides. In these types of Nina we usually see the unches at the very left and right, not as here, but perhaps it’s easier to fill a more conventional grid.
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A benign offering from Chifonie this morning.
Followers of Phi’s blog will have known to expect a slightly Christmas-themed Beelzebub this week. The extra challenge was that we have six unclued entries which could be arranged to form a seasonal … Read more >>
New year wishes in advance to all solvers and setters.
Just what the doctor ordered. Orlando in the Quiptic slot with his trademark precision, elegance and wit.
An unusually restrained puzzle from Punk, surprisingly free of any salacious references (even with an open goal like 24d). There was however the usual range of pop culture references, including some football and … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26454.
I have only hazy memories about this one, solved and blogged in a lull between various Christmas activities.