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A fairly tough Saturday workout from Punk this weekend… …nothing obvious (to me) on the thematic/Nina front, but some complicated parsings and nice surface readings. PORK SCRATCHINGS, GENE SIMMONS and LEAD SINGER among my … Read more >>
It may be me but the preamble took a long time to decipher this week. My rough translation – Down clues are normal but some have swapped their definitions and across clues lose … Read more >>
On a personal note, this is a nice landmark for me: it’s my 250th post on Fifteensquared, and I’ve been posting here for just over 10 years, starting by writing about one Guardian … Read more >>
A straightforward puzzle today from the Don, thanks to whom for a gentle workout.
The SW quadrant wasn’t so easy as the others. Thanks to Vlad for the challenge. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1, 13 Villain gesturing angrily unlikely to be this (6,10) VIRTUE … Read more >>
Anglio is occupying this week’s Thursday slot, offering me a first opportunity to blog one of his puzzles. I found this to be a fairly challenging puzzle to solve and quite an intricate … Read more >>
loonapick is on holiday but he intended to blog today’s FT anyway. Unfortunately, when he came to do so, he found that the hotel’s Wi-Fi would not allow him internet access so you … Read more >>
The puzzle is to be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27583.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 28, 2018 I occasionally come across a puzzle that seems nearly impossible to get started on only to find it easy going once I do … Read more >>
The usually very reliable PeeDee has failed to turn up today, which I hope is due to IT issues rather than anything less desirable. An analysis of the clues follows and, in the … Read more >>
It’s always good to see Tramp’s name on a puzzle and this came up to the usual expectations. Unusually for Tramp, no theme leapt out this morning – but I … Read more >>
Silvanus is not a setter I have blogged very often. It’s always good to try new challenges. There were a couple of motor racing references with LEWIS HAMILTON as an … Read more >>
It’s been over a year since we saw a Lato Inquisitor, so it’s good to get another one. The preamble told us that nine unclued entries (three groups of three) … Read more >>
Traditionally gentle Tuesday fun from Gurney this morning. Apologies for the late, late blog. The puzzle is still unavailable through my normal routes, so I’ve blogged manually. Gurney’s puzzle is very well set, … Read more >>