May 2019 – Page 6 – Fifteensquared

Financial Times 16,163 by WANDERER

May 10, 2019 at 10:21 am by Turbolegs

A fun rigorous workout from WANDERER today. As is the norm for him, some very witty surfaces and red herrings in the clues. Needed some help from the internet with a couple of unfamiliar names for people and novels.

Guardian 27,817 – Picaroon

May 10, 2019 at 7:54 am by Andrew

A typically enjoyable puzzle from Picaroon. I found myself solving quite a large proportion of the clues on my first pass, so thought it was going to be a walkover, but there were … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27816 Philistine

May 10, 2019 at 3:03 amMay 9, 2019 at 10:51 am by scchua

Thanks Philistine for an enjoyable solve. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Morecambe and Wise are in the grid, but if there’s a connection to the other answers, I can’t see it. Across … Read more >>

Independent 10162 / Hoskins

May 9, 2019 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

Hoskins always gives something different and today’s puzzle continues in the same vein We have a nina in the two end columns which spell out – BALLAD OF A THIN MAN, written … Read more >>

Financial Times 16,162 by NEO

May 9, 2019 at 7:16 am by loonapick

Neo presents this morning’s enjoyable FT challenge.

Financial Times 16,152 by Rosa Klebb

May 9, 2019 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 27, 2019

Financial Times 16,161 by JULIUS

May 8, 2019 at 11:16 amMay 8, 2019 at 10:18 am by PeeDee

I had a big smile on my face all the way through this puzzle. Thanks Julius!

Independent 10,161 by Morph

May 8, 2019 at 9:28 am by John

Since Dac’s sad death Wednesdays have been a problem. Nobody seems to have seized the day. Usually the gentle style has continued, but this crossword was an exception. Not that I have any problems though, since it was as you’d expect from Morph very good.

Definitions underlined, in maroon. Anagram indicators in italics.

Guardian Cryptic 27,815 by Puck

May 8, 2019 at 12:33 pmMay 8, 2019 at 3:38 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27815.

Inquisitor 1592: Clue Two IV by eXternal

March 27, 2021 at 11:14 amMay 8, 2019 at 12:00 am by HolyGhost

First it was the Labyrinth (#1335), then Hampton Court (#1457), and a couple of years ago we had a maze based on the legend of King Henry II and his mistress Rosamund (#1490) … Read more >>

Financial Times 16160 Sleuth

May 7, 2019 at 10:27 am by scchua

Thanks Sleuth for an enjoyable crossword with clues with nice surfaces. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9 Unit hopes to reform amid trouble (2,3,4) IN THE SOUP : Anagram of(… to … Read more >>

Sloggers & Betters York VI

May 18, 2019 at 5:44 pmMay 7, 2019 at 9:38 am by Admin

An announcement by John Henderson:

Here’s my annual spring announcement, regarding what will be our sixth autumn S&B weekend get-together in York, dates: Friday evening 25^th October to Sunday lunchtime 27^th October with the main event at the Fox and Roman during the day on Saturday 26^th. I hope to avoid a clash with the final of The Times Crossword Championships, which is held in London around that time, usually in early November (for updates, see the Crossword Event Calendar).