Independent 10,016/Tees

I really enjoyed this one from Tees. All carefully thought out and constructed, and a fine example of gracefully letting the solver win.       Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition … Read more >>

AZED 2,422

This is my 600th post for fifteensquared and it is a pleasure that I get an AZED puzzle to annotate.  Thank you AZED.

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Guardian Prize 27,663 by Paul

Sorry about the late post….

As Eileen often says the hardest part of writing a blog can be trying to think of something to say in the introduction that has not been said one hundred times before.  So a week ago I put it to one side hoping for some inspiration to come and then forgot all about it.  Super puzzle etc.  Thanks Paul!

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Guardian 27,668 – Vlad

As per my usual experience with Vlad, much of this was as troublesome as I feared, though with a few rather involved constructions, and some tricky clues to provide a suitable degree of … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27667 Paul

A tough one for me. Thanks to Paul for the mental exercise. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1, 12 Position achieved in government, still I act a lunatic, Trump admits? (9,6) … Read more >>

Independent 10,013 by Hob

Quite hard work today, but no criticisms really: Hob has produced a nice crossword with some good clues, and the only delays were the result of my incompetence.

Definitions underlined, in maroon. Anagram indicators in italics.

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