2015 – Page 47 – Fifteensquared

Independent 8960 / Phi

Fri September 20, 2019 at 9:32 amFri July 3, 2015 at 7:32 am by duncanshiell

It’s Friday and it’s Phi with a typical puzzle This was a puzzle that cried out theme as the first and last columns developed. I thought it unlikely to be … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,973 by ARTEXLEN

Fri July 3, 2015 at 6:39 am by Turbolegs

My first time blogging this setter. A solid challenge from Artexlen – one that was eventually solved after some intriguing trysts with word play. I would have liked to see some of the long-winded clues be more crisp. Speaking of which 4d was incredibly so – a 17 letter clue for a 14 letter solution! 🙂 Thanks Artexlen – it wasnt easy going but totally worth it !!

Independent 8,959 by Morph

Fri July 3, 2015 at 11:20 pmThu July 2, 2015 at 10:21 am by John

A nice, crossword from Morph today. I found it slightly on the hard side, though now that I’ve done the blog I can’t see why. The (possibly) CDs round the middle of the acrosses were a bit of a problem, but everything else seemed to fall into place well enough.

Some would make a very mild criticism of the answers in the grid: 18dn ends with the word OFF, as does 25ac. Possibly not the best: I did 18dn and then couldn’t believe that 25ac also ended with the same word, but there aren’t many possibilities for _ _ F.

Definitions in italics.

Guardian 26,613 – Bonxie

Thu July 2, 2015 at 9:20 am by Andrew

We haven’t seen a lot of Bonxie lately – his last apeparance was in April, after a gap of a year and a half, so it’s perhaps difficult to get a feel for … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,972 by GAFF

Thu July 2, 2015 at 6:54 am by David and Linda

A laudable theme. Thanks to the setter.

Financial Times 14,963 – Dante

Thu October 29, 2015 at 5:41 pmThu July 2, 2015 at 12:05 am by Sil

Monday Prize Crossword / Jun 22, 2015

After a couple of harder Dante puzzles, I found this one mostly easy until, yes, until ….

Financial Times 14,962 by Goliath

Thu July 2, 2015 at 11:16 amThu July 2, 2015 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Financial Times 14,971 by HAMILTON

Wed July 1, 2015 at 1:05 pmWed July 1, 2015 at 10:33 am by PeeDee

Solved this one quickly enough but I am having trouble explaining some of the clues – any help appreciated. Thanks Hamilton.

Guardian 26,612 / Brummie

Wed July 1, 2015 at 9:00 am by Gaufrid

It doesn’t seem that long since I blogged Brummie’s last puzzle but, on checking, that was 2½ weeks ago so time has been passing more quickly than I though (so what’s new in … Read more >>

Independent 8958 – Quixote

Wed July 1, 2015 at 7:53 am by Bertandjoyce

Quixote fills Dac’s Wednesday slot this week. We found this a somewhat frustrating but ultimately fairly straightforward solve – frustrating because at first it looked as though there might be a theme, … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1391: Relay Team by Glow-worm

Thu July 2, 2015 at 8:24 pmWed July 1, 2015 at 12:01 am by kenmac

Preamble: In a sequel to 1 across, X Y performed 50 (twelve words in total). Solvers should highlight the section of the grid in which the relevant callers are located. In six clues, … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,970 by COURTIER

Tue June 30, 2015 at 10:18 am by loonapick

Anyone for tennis?

Independent 8,957 / Knut

Tue June 30, 2015 at 12:53 pmTue June 30, 2015 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Today’s cruciverbal challenge has been provided by Knut, a setter whose work I have only limited experience of. Perhaps due to that limited experience, I didn’t feel that I was really on Knut’s … Read more >>

Guardian 26,611 by Paul

Tue June 30, 2015 at 2:46 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26611.

Guardian 26,610 / Chifonie

Mon June 29, 2015 at 9:37 amMon June 29, 2015 at 8:50 am by Eileen

Not Rufus today but a similar medley of anagrams, double [but no cryptic] definitions, charades and insertions from Chifonie, to give the customary gentle start to the week. There are one or two … Read more >>