March 2021 – Page 6 – Fifteensquared

Independent 10,735 by Eccles

Wed March 10, 2021 at 9:49 amWed March 10, 2021 at 9:00 am by Quirister

Eccles on a Wednesday – pushing the boundaries a bit in places, but always fun.

Guardian 28,389 / Tramp

Wed March 10, 2021 at 8:50 am by Eileen

It’s six months since I blogged a Tramp puzzle, so I was delighted when this one landed in my lap this morning. I had a number of ticks, for clever anagrams and … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1688: Targeted Treatment by Phi

Tue March 9, 2021 at 10:00 am by HolyGhost

Phi is a rather prolific setter here, about 4 puzzles a year of late – many more in other outlets. Preamble: The two unclued entries are to be unjumbled to form thematic … Read more >>

Independent 10,734 by Atrica

Tue March 9, 2021 at 8:46 amTue March 9, 2021 at 8:08 am by Bertandjoyce

We don’t see many Atrica puzzles and the last one we blogged was in June last year.

Guardian Cryptic 28,388 by Vlad

Tue March 9, 2021 at 8:21 amTue March 9, 2021 at 7:30 am by manehi

A tricky puzzle, with some nicely misleading surfaces and quite a few clues unparsed until after the grid was filled. Favourites were 1ac, 12ac, 16ac, 18ac, and 22dn. Thanks to Vlad.

Financial Times 16729 Leonidas

Tue March 9, 2021 at 7:24 am by scchua

Thank you to Leonidas. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Metal arm worn by retired sailor (6) COBALT : COLT(brand-name for a type of revolver/firearm) containing(worn by) reversal of(retired) AB(abbrev. for … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 1,112 / Matilda

Mon March 8, 2021 at 1:34 pmMon March 8, 2021 at 9:30 am by Eileen

I haven’t blogged a Quiptic before – I’m a stand-in today – and I was particularly pleased to see Matilda’s name, because I always enjoy her puzzles, Quiptic or Cryptic. As required for … Read more >>