I cannot access the blogging utility that I normally use, so as a stopgap, I am posting these parsing notes, which I hope will be reasonably clear to anyone who has attempted the puzzle.
Month: July 2023
Independent No.11,457 by Filbert
Better late than never (apparently)! Now the site is back from the dead I can finally post this.
Today’s Saturday’s puzzle is was set by Filbert.
Site access problems solved
WE’RE BACK! On Tuesday 27th June I awoke to several messages regarding access errors to Fifteensquared. I posted the “Site access problems” post and, of course, that generated varying replies. This left me … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,458 by GUY
GUY kicks off the start of Wimbledon…
Quiptic 1,233 by Hectence
The ever-reliable Hectence provides our entertainment today.
Independent 11458 by Vigo
With all the problems over the weekend, I’ve had to build the HTML for this entirely by hand. Therefore it’s unlikely there aren’t a few places where the clue text is wrong or has the wrong enumeration.
This was a mostly gentle puzzle, although I did struggle to work out the parsing of a couple.
Guardian Cryptic 29,112 by Vulcan
Typical Monday fare from Vulcan.
Financial Times 17,456 by ZAMORCA
A fun challenge from ZAMORCA. Apologies for the late blog as I faced some technical issues.
Financial Times Sunday No.9 – World by Peto
The FT’s geographically themed puzzle returns, this time set for us by Peto. Find it on the FT website to print or solve interactively, or use the FT’s smartphone app.
Azed 2662
I found this a bit of a slow solve, perhaps because of a higher-than-usual proportion of unfamiliar words. Fortunately I managed to get there in the end. of Thanks to Azed. Across … Read more >>
Everyman 4,001/25 June
After the excitement last week of the publication of the themed 4000th puzzle, it’s back to normal this week for Everyman, with the usual trademark inclusions. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition … Read more >>
Guardian Genius 240 by Picaroon
Preamble : All clues are normal and all solutions are single words. However, the solutions are in no particular order and you must discover some other way of deciding where the solutions should … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,740 by Xestobium
Thank you to Xestobium. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Primate has company with devilment? (6,8) MONKEY BUSINESS : MONKEY(a small to medium-sized primate) plus(has) BUSINESS(a company/a commercial organisation). Defn: …/reckless … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 29,105 by Brummie
A tougher than usual puzzle from Brummie for this week’s Prize.
Financial Times 17,451 by Rosa Klebb
Weekend puzzle from the FT of June 24, 2023