September 2020 – Page 4 – Fifteensquared

Guardian Cryptic 28,241 by Crucible

September 17, 2020 at 3:24 amSeptember 17, 2020 at 2:50 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28241. As a crossword with very few easy answer, I found this challenging, particularly for the cross-references, but very well crafted, and worth the effort. There are … Read more >>

Independent 10,587 by Skinny

September 17, 2020 at 10:40 amSeptember 17, 2020 at 1:24 am by John

I don’t think I’ve had the pleasure before, so this was the first time Skinny has had me, although he has appeared several times in The Indy. It was a very pleasant crossword, … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No. 1451: The Beagle Has Landed by Chalicea

September 17, 2020 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

As far as we know, the ‘Beagle 2′ Mars rover landed, but never became operational – maybe it got stuck in the caramel layer…and it was named after Darwin’s ship ‘HMS Beagle‘, which landed him safely on many shores…

Financial Times 16,574 by Julius

September 17, 2020 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 5, 2020 A puzzle from Julius often means one with a theme and this one is packed with the unannounced theme of Nellie the Elephant. … Read more >>

Financial Times 16,583 by CHALMIE

September 16, 2020 at 6:37 pm by PeeDee

Sorry for the late post everyone, and thanks to Chalmie for the puzzle. ACROSS 1 RELATE Tell extremely equivocal judge to go outside (6) EquivocaL (outer letter, extremes of) inside (…to go … Read more >>

Guardian 28,240 / Imogen

September 17, 2020 at 8:50 amSeptember 16, 2020 at 9:28 am by Eileen

A reasonably tough challenge from Imogen today, with one or two tricky bits of parsing but I think I got there in the end. The clues are, on the whole, elegantly constructed, with … Read more >>

Independent 10,586 by Eccles

September 16, 2020 at 8:06 am by Bertandjoyce

Eccles is back in the midweek spot today. As we have come to expect, this was a fun solve with lots of good surfaces and neat wordplay. We had to check the Mexican … Read more >>

Independent 10,585 / Radian

September 15, 2020 at 2:13 pm by RatkojaRiku

Radian has set this week’s Tuesday crossword. I wonder what the theme might be … A quick perusal of the clues suggests a (Scottish) clothing theme, and this is confirmed by the solutions. … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1663: Equivalency by Eclogue

September 15, 2020 at 10:00 am by kenmac

Equivalency by Eclogue The unclued across and down entries each illustrate one side of an equivalency whose statement and source is provided, in clue order, by superfluous letters generated in wordplay. Solvers must … Read more >>

Financial Times 16,582 by HAMILTON

September 15, 2020 at 8:06 am by Grant Baynham

Hamilton at his most cheerfully infuriating. Always a challenge, often for the wrong reasons, and always fun of a kind, I s'pose, though if you came here looking for elucidation of the first … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,239 by Brendan

September 15, 2020 at 7:25 amSeptember 15, 2020 at 1:34 am by manehi

Plenty to enjoy here – I particularly liked 6ac, 9ac, 21ac, 1dn, 3dn, and 5dn. Many thanks to Brendan for the puzzle. 13ac INNER CITIES refers to the city names hidden inside the … Read more >>

S&B York 2020

September 22, 2020 at 5:49 pmSeptember 14, 2020 at 10:41 am by Admin

A message from John Henderson

It will come as no surprise that I am currently unable to organise the usual York S&B weekend this year. Every time I try to fix something, the rules change, as they have today with the Rule of Six.