Tricky in parts, with some gentler clues that eased me in. Favourites were 18ac, 25ac, 26ac, and 19dn. Thanks to Vlad.
Month: May 2020
Financial Times 16,466 by Artexlen
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 2, 2020
Financial Times 16,475 by AARDVARK
The usual elegant puzzle from Aardvark. Thank you. My apologies for the late arrival of the blog. Every day seems the same at the moment. ACROSS 1 PEEWEE Singer having consecutive number ones? … Read more >>
Independent 10478 / Eccles
Eccles gives another smoothly clued crossword As is usual with Eccles, the grid was full of everyday words. Perhaps only NEPENTHE and NEEPS could be queried as slightly unusual. I … Read more >>
Guardian 28,132 – Imogen
I found this quite easy by Imogen’s standards, with the two long downs going in quickly and providing lots of helpful letters. A few slight obscurities, but all helpfully clued. No theme that … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1645: Billet-doux by Eclogue
Eclogue provides the fun this week. Eclogue sets Inquisitor puzzles two or three times a year. The previous puzzle had us drawing a drunkard’s route along a rolling English road. … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,474 by PETO
Very fast solve with some very slow parsings. Almost a write-in, but the fun began after that. I'm still not convinced I have 11 across bang to rights. Help welcome. Thanks to Peto … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,131 by Tramp
A themed puzzle from Tramp in this morning’s Guardian, which can be found here.
Independent 10,477 by Maize
What a high-class crossword: smooth surfaces which all fit together well and plenty of original and excellent clues. I found that often I was sure what the answer was but couldn’t explain it … Read more >>
Site access difficulties
There has been a problem on our hosting company’s server since early yesterday evening which was making access to the site, and to the admin area, difficult to say the least (most of … Read more >>
Quiptic 1,069 by Hectence
(Apologies for late posting: there have been some issues with Fifteensquared’s website hosting today.) As usual, Hectence gets the level just right for a Quiptic, and many of the clues are good examples … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,473 by VELIA
A few technical problems today! An enjoyable solve. 10a was new to me. 15d and 3d were favourites. Thanks VELIA! ACROSS 1 A little pressure from speaker; a bill immediately rejected … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,130 by Anto
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28130. There are some good clues here, but some inadequate, which gives me the feeling that I am not missing too much even in the clues that … Read more >>
Independent 10,476 by Poins
A reasonably straightforward puzzle, though with a few rather tricky constructions that took some working out. There’s only one really obscure word, at 14a, where the wordplay is clear enough to allow the … Read more >>
Everyman 3,838/3 May
My fellow blogger Quirister described last week’s Everyman as ‘quirky’. I think that’s not far off the mark for this one too. Whether you are a fan of such quirkiness is, I suppose, … Read more >>