Guardian Genius No. 102 / Qaos
The preamble told us that “Each solution contains a two-letter symbol for a chemical element, which needs to be transmuted into another before it is entered in the grid. Each transmutation changes both … Read more >>
Gaufrid
As we come to the end of another year …
… I would like to extend my thanks to all those involved with Fifteensquared and to the crossword community in general. Firstly a big thank you to the Fifteensquared team members who, during … Read more >>
Thank You (whoever you are)
A short while ago I received an unexpected delivery. On opening the parcel I found a bottle of The Famous Gaufrid (my favourite non-single malt tipple!). The label on the back of the … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,860 / Sleuth
A quick solve for me today as the wordplay, or subsidiary indication as some prefer to call it, was quite clear in all the clues. I prefer something that presents a bit more … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,857 / Armonie
One for newcomers to cryptic puzzles today, with nothing particularly difficult nor any rare or unusual answers. I have a minor query regarding part of the wordplay in 18dn but apart from that … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,853 /Orense
Apologies for the late appearance of this post but I’ve been out and hadn’t noticed that the scheduled blogger had not turned up. I’ve got to go out again so this has been … Read more >>
Guardian Genius 100 / Paul
Had I known that I was going to end up covering this puzzle I would have written the blog immediately after solving it. As it is, a month has gone by and my … Read more >>
Guardian 25,470 / Orlando
A very quick but pleasant solve for me today even though there were a couple of previously unfamiliar answers (18ac & 13dn). Not being a fan of historical fiction, I had also not … Read more >>
Five Years Ago Today
Five years ago today (1/11/2006) the first blog appeared on Fifteensquared. It was for Guardian 23,910 by Janus and was written by neildubya, the founder of this site. So, what have we achieved … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,836 /Styx
This would have been a very quick solve had I not confidently entered ‘track’ at 12ac on my first pass through the clues only to change it to ‘trace’ when I solved 3dn. … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,828 / Dogberry
I was not expecting to see Dogberry today as it is only a month since his last appearance and normally he only turns up about once every three months. However, I’m not complaining. … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,818 / Mudd
A pleasant stroll with Mudd today whilst Shuchi’s on vacation. There’s not a lot for me to comment on, except for perhaps 2dn where I think part of the wordplay is a little … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,812 / Falcon
A very straightforward puzzle from Falcon today which took far longer to blog than it did to solve. The only obscurity, for me, was the Agatha Christie novel in 26dn but it didn’t … Read more >>
Guardian 25,435 / Araucaria
When I agreed to stand in today I was hoping that I would be solving a puzzle that I could get my teeth into and I have not been disappointed. My progress was … Read more >>
Guardian 25,414 / Brendan
Uncle Yap is away on one of his hash runs today so I’m afraid you will have to put up with me instead. An interesting puzzle from Brendan today with an instruction in … Read more >>