2015 – Page 35 – Fifteensquared

Independent 9,000 / Dac

Wed August 19, 2015 at 10:19 am by RatkojaRiku

It has fallen to Dac to compile today’s landmark puzzle: the 9,000th Independent cryptic crossword! I wonder if the entry at 1A was chosen to mark the occasion or whether this was pure … Read more >>

Guardian 26,654 / Philistine

Wed August 19, 2015 at 2:23 pmWed August 19, 2015 at 9:35 am by Eileen

Another box of delights from Philistine, brimming with witty surfaces and ingenious wordplay, and producing a number of ahas and chortles along the way. Many thanks, Philistine, for a lot of fun to … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1398: Good Fortune by Eclogue

Wed August 19, 2015 at 4:44 amWed August 19, 2015 at 12:01 am by Hihoba

Long, but easily understood preamble this week. A letter has been dropped from each clue (except 38) and should be reinserted before solving. In clue order, the dropped letters spell a song title … Read more >>

Financial Times 15,012 by ARMONIE

Tue August 18, 2015 at 9:29 am by loonapick

In for a penny…

Independent 8999 / Kairos

Tue August 18, 2015 at 8:49 amTue August 18, 2015 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

Kairos’s monthly appearance today – always good fun. We got our money’s worth today. You don’t often see 36 clues in a daily broadsheet puzzle. Often, an increased number of … Read more >>

Guardian 26,653 by Shed

Tue August 18, 2015 at 7:12 am by manehi

Lots to like in this, with the longer clues providing a gentle way in. Favourites 16ac, 5dn and 17dn. Thanks Shed.

Independent 8998 by Hieroglyph

Mon August 17, 2015 at 9:00 am by NealH

Abbreviations () = abbreviated word e.g. A(mpere) [] = letters removed hom = homophone There were some nice clues here, 5D and 28 being particularly worthy of mention. Having failed to notice last … Read more >>

Guardian 26,652 – Rufus

Mon August 17, 2015 at 7:12 am by Andrew

A typicla Rufus, with lots of double and cryptic definitions – some of the latter rather weak or vague for my taste. Also a few examples of words or devies being used more … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 822/Anto

Mon August 17, 2015 at 6:53 am by Pierre

This is Anto’s third Quiptic, and it’s fair to say that his/her first two – on Fifteensquared at least – did not receive universal acclaim. There were several very good clues in here, … Read more >>

Private Eye / Cyclops 553 – Daft Squib

Mon August 17, 2015 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

Cyclops includes a couple of topical references to the current Labour Party leadership contest (9/4) and has put Andy Burnham squarely in the centre ground at 15. I had a curious conversation with … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1327

Sun August 16, 2015 at 1:00 am by Gaufrid

I’m not sure what to say about this one. There were a number of clues that appeared baffling when first read but later seemed obvious once the entry was in, but then this … Read more >>

Everyman 3,592

Sun August 16, 2015 at 1:00 am by Matt

Straightforward everyman, with some nice clues (but one niggle).

Independent on Sunday 1329 Hypnos

Sun August 16, 2015 at 2:31 amSun August 16, 2015 at 12:02 am by scchua

(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) A nice easy Sunday puzzle. Thanks … Read more >>

Azed 2253

Sun August 16, 2015 at 12:01 am by duncanshiell

A plain Azed this week, but one that I enjoyed. It felt a bit like a home town crossword with the reference to Jedburgh. I have lived in Jedburgh for … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1329 with Picture Quiz

Sun August 16, 2015 at 2:33 amSun August 16, 2015 at 12:01 am by scchua

(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) A nice easy Sunday puzzle. Thanks to Hypnos. Definitions are underlined in the clues. … Read more >>