March 2017 – Page 3 – Fifteensquared

Crosophile provides us a puzzle today where he highlights the theme himself rather than leaving us to wonder if there is a theme. . The theme is based around MOTHERs and FATHERs. … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1481: The Listener Crossword by Nimrod

Wed March 22, 2017 at 3:41 pmWed March 22, 2017 at 12:01 am by duncanshiell

Ah! – a puzzle by Nimrod [editor of the Inquisitor series] published on the day of the Listener Crossword dinner in Gateshead. Nimrod attended the dinner and tried hard to get us to think … Read more >>

Independent 9,496 by Maize

Tue March 21, 2017 at 9:32 am by John

So far as I can see Maize has appeared twice before. You wouldn’t know that he was fairly new, though, since this is a quite outstanding puzzle. On the hard side but more often than not once the answer became clear I was inwardly congratulating Maize rather than grumbling. There are some marvellous clues and I hope we see plenty more of this setter.

Definitions underlined and in maroon.

Guardian Cryptic 27,150 by Arachne

Tue March 21, 2017 at 2:35 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27150.

Financial Times 15,503 by DANTE

Tue March 21, 2017 at 12:59 am by Grant Baynham

Very straightforward from Dante this morning.

Guardian Quiptic 905/Hectence

Mon March 20, 2017 at 3:02 pmMon March 20, 2017 at 9:48 am by Pierre

As always, a good puzzle from Hectence. However, it proved tricky and did appear for a while as the Guardian Cryptic on the paper’s website one day last week. The Grauniad moves in … Read more >>

Guardian 27,149 / Rufus

Mon March 20, 2017 at 9:28 am by Eileen

The year’s at the spring, And day’s at the morn; Rufus on Monday – All’s right with the world! The familiar medley of anagrams and double and cryptic definitions but there’s some clever … Read more >>

Independent 9495/Silvanus

Mon March 20, 2017 at 11:09 amMon March 20, 2017 at 7:00 am by Pierre

Unless it’s another setter masquerading under a different pseudonym (which has happened), then welcome to another new compiler in the Indy, Silvanus. You can’t say that the Ed hasn’t introduced some new talent … Read more >>

Cyclops 594 – Tumescent Extrovert

Mon March 20, 2017 at 3:03 pmMon March 20, 2017 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

More Trump-related, or rather Trump/US-dominated, cruciverbalism from Cyclops…to paraphrase various slogans…’read my lips…four more years’ (minus 50-odd days)…heaven (or your own preferred theological destination) help us… A few nods to matters more local, … Read more >>

Everyman 3674

Sun March 19, 2017 at 10:05 am by Pierre

I checked in to Fifteensquared this morning to see what everyone thought of last Sunday’s Everyman. Then I said a bad word, with four letters in it. It was DAMN of course. Apologies … Read more >>

AZED 2,335/OPSIMATHY

Sun March 19, 2017 at 11:31 amSun March 19, 2017 at 12:01 am by ilancaron

Well, I learnt quite a bit. So definitely an opsimathic experience. For me. I think this was in the easy to medium range for Azed. Though I might have left a wordplay or two behind.