Financial Times 13,579 / Armonie
Armonie usually appears on a Tuesday so I wasn’t expecting him today, though perhaps I should have done since there was no puzzle on Monday and yesterday we had a Dante prize puzzle. … Read more >>
Gaufrid
Guardian 25,200 / Auster
The scheduled blogger appears to have gone AWOL today so here is a quickly prepared substitute post. In the interests of getting something published without too much further delay I have not gone … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,575 / Hamilton
A pleasant start to the day and a straightforward solve with only a few relatively obscure words, all of which I had met previously (in other puzzles rather than everyday conversation). Hamilton has … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,569 / Cinephile
A festive theme from Cinephile today in a puzzle that had me scratching my head at times, not to get the answer but to unravel the wordplay. There is still one clue that … Read more >>
It’s that time of year again so …
… I would like to express a few words of gratitude. Firstly I would like to say thank you to the Fifteensquared team members who have all taken time out of their busy … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,552 / Mudd
I’m rather pleased that smiffy asked me to swap days with him this week due to his Thanksgiving celebrations as I ended up with this most enjoyable puzzle from Mudd. Probably towards the … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,550 / Armonie
I have just heard that Agentzero is down with the dreaded lurgy so I will post an analysis of the clues just as soon as I can type one up. Edit: Analysis now … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations 940 – Accomplished Solvers by Kruger
I did not expect to be covering this puzzle and so I am writing this nearly two weeks after solving and my memory of the Sunday before last is now rather dim. I … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,545 / Cinephile
It’s Wednesday so there is a good chance that we will see Cinephile, this time with one of his ‘XX has the same meaning throughout’ puzzles. A pleasant stroll on a very wet … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,539 / Aardvark
A relatively gentle solve today though I am not 100% sure that I have the parsing of 17ac correct and so would welcome any other suggestions. Across 1 BONESHAKER ONE (single) SH (mum) … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,533 / Io
Unfortunately we don’t see Io all that often in the FT (his last appearance was just over three months ago) but his puzzles are invariably a pleasure to solve and this was no … Read more >>
Guardian Genius No. 88 / Pasquale
Apologies for the late appearance of a post for this puzzle. The scheduled blogger forgot that it was her turn and did not solve it so I am standing in at the last … Read more >>
Independent 7500 / Anax
As usual from Anax, an enjoyable solve but for the first time I have a few quibbles about one of his puzzles (though this may be down to my not understanding the relevant … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,527 / Cinephile
A pleasant start to the day with a typical themed puzzle from Cinephile containing ‘E’ in many clues. The ‘E’ stood for Europe (except in 25ac) and the answers to these clues are … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,521 / Aardvark
Normally Aardvark only puts in an appearance once a month, usually on a Wednesday, but this is his second outing in the space of two weeks. Mostly straightforward, though I have a slight … Read more >>