May 2024 – Page 6 – Fifteensquared

Independent No. 11,727 by Bluth

Mon May 13, 2024 at 6:00 pmSat May 11, 2024 at 8:30 am by Leedsclimber

Morning everyone, and happy Saturday

My third outing blogging a grid by Bluth, who is normally a setter I enjoy solving with their gentle style and clever clue constructions.

Guardian Quick Cryptic 6 by Maskarade

Mon January 19, 2026 at 11:46 amSat May 11, 2024 at 1:35 am by Shanne

This is the sixth Guardian Quick Cryptic, a series of 11 x 11 crosswords designed to support beginners learning cryptic crosswords. The whole point of these crosswords is support and encouragement of new solvers, so special rules for these crosswords apply – see here. The puzzle can be found here.

Financial Times (Jumbo) 17,725 by Julius

Sat May 11, 2024 at 12:02 am by mc_rapper67

My first blog of an FT puzzle – it seems they put out an extra cryptic last weekend, a 23×23 Jumbo, presumably for all that extra time people would have on their hands with the Bank Holiday! The regular FT blogger couldn’t fit this into his schedule, so he put it out to tender…

FT 17,726 by Pedrock

Wed January 21, 2026 at 10:01 pmSat May 11, 2024 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 4, 2024

Guardian Prize 29,374 / Brockwell

Sat May 11, 2024 at 12:01 am by duncanshiell

Brockwell seems to be a fairly recent addition to The Guardian stable of setters, but I have blogged quite a few crosswords set under his alter ego Grecian in The Independent series. … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 29379 Pasquale

Fri May 10, 2024 at 9:16 am by scchua

Thank you to Pasquale. Definitions are underlined in the clues. ACROSS 1. Flimsy stuff mostly rejected by one wanting firm material (6) CALICO : Reversal of(… rejected) “lace”(flimsy stuff/a fine open fabric) minus … Read more >>

Independent 11,726 by Phi

Fri May 10, 2024 at 8:12 am by Bertandjoyce

It’s the end of the week and who do we expect to be setting the puzzle today……

Financial Times 17,731 LEONIDAS

Fri May 10, 2024 at 5:56 am by Turbolegs

A tough puzzle from LEONIDAS this Friday.

Independent 11,725 / Monk

Thu May 9, 2024 at 10:55 amThu May 9, 2024 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Monk has supplied this week’s Thursday teaser. It is a while since I have blogged a puzzle by Monk, and I always find his work challenging. This puzzle was no exception, and it … Read more >>

Financial Times 17,730 GOZO

Thu May 9, 2024 at 8:02 amThu May 9, 2024 at 7:12 am by loonapick

Gozo is today’s setter

Guardian Cryptic 29,378 by Imogen

Thu May 9, 2024 at 3:53 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29378.

Enigmatic Variations No. 1640: Diplomatic Ties by Check

Sat April 12, 2025 at 10:23 amThu May 9, 2024 at 12:00 am by Kitty

Hi everybody, and welcome to EV 40² + 40.

Financial Times 17,729 by IO

Wed May 8, 2024 at 9:23 am by Oriel

It’s IO! Love or hate this setter, he is one of a kind.

Guardian 29,377 /Carpathian

Wed May 8, 2024 at 12:28 pmWed May 8, 2024 at 8:47 am by Eileen

Carpathian continues her travels around the various categories of Guardian puzzle (always welcome in any one of them) and settles today in the Cryptic slot. I’ve had a few days completely away from … Read more >>

Independent 11524 / Atrica

Wed May 8, 2024 at 7:25 am by duncanshiell

Atrica fills the Wednesday Independent slot this week. Wednesday’s in the Independent are often theme free, but Atrica puzzles often have a theme, so I wondered what would happen today. … Read more >>