Another cracking puzzle from Paul, this time with a theme that was not immediately obvious.
Month: March 2023
Financial Times 17,349 by Moo
Weekend puzzle in the FT of March 4, 2023
Independent 11,360 / Phi
Phi is occupying his usual Friday slot today. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle, which I worked my way through at a reasonable pace. I think that I have managed to … Read more >>
Tony Sever – RIP
Tony Sever – RIP I heard today that Tony Sever died last Friday. Tony was an erstwhile occasional contributor to Fifteensquared and ran his own crossword related website at https://tony-sever.livejournal.com. He was, in … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,354 by NEO
A very devious puzzle from NEO today. Tougher than the usual offering from this setter, I thought.
Guardian 29,014 – Tramp
Friday fun from Tramp, with some tricky parsings in places. Thanks to Tramp. A bit of a royal theme in the clues, with a famous couple getting a few mentions. I like the … Read more >>
Komorník’s Charitable Challenge
From Komorník The 2023 edition of his charity fund-raising Crossword Challenge is now available: solvers have until 1st July to solve sixteen puzzles and send in their claim to a tasty prize. After last … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29013 Picaroon
Thank you to Picaroon for the challenge. Definitions are underlined in the clues. The central column of the completed grid (9 down) gives a landmark of London. Six other landmarks are hidden in … Read more >>
Independent 11359 / Tees
When you see Tees is the setter you know you are going get an interesting set of entries with the requirement for a bit of general knowledge. The wordplay for OIREACHTAS was … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,353 by SLORMGORM
Slormgorm is today's compiler.
Enigmatic Variations No. 1579 – Line of Duty by Eclogue
I’ve never watched the TV show of the same name, so if that is the theme I will need to Go-ogle to complete it!
Independent 11,358 by Eccles
Another fun puzzle from Wednesday regular Eccles.
Financial Times 17,352 by BASILISK
Brilliant puzzle from Basilisk this morning.
Guardian Cryptic 29,012 by Brendan
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29012.
Inquisitor 1792: Trios by eXternal
I took a look at the list of last year’s Top 20 Inquisitor puzzles in terms of aggregate points awarded to the setters: eXternal and Ifor were almost inseparable at the top, with … Read more >>