Financial Times 13,278 / Adamant
Mostly straightforward today with some very easy clues and one or two slightly more tricky ones. I have a couple of minor quibbles (24ac & 8dn) but rather liked 11ac, 12ac, 27ac, 6dn … Read more >>
Gaufrid
Financial Times 13,276 / Cinephile
On the first pass through the clues, with only a few entries in the grid, I thought this one was going to be difficult. On the contrary, it turned out to be quite … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,272 / Alberich
It’s me again, sorry! Apologies for the late appearance of this analysis but the scheduled blogger resides on the other side of the pond and I wanted to give him time to get … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 893 – A Chore by Mynot
There were quite a few easy, or relatively easy, clues in this puzzle so I had 90% of the grid (excluding the perimeter) filled in very quickly. It was then time to look … Read more >>
Guardian 24,894 / Enigmatist
There had to be at least one no-show over the festive period! He missed a very good puzzle. Some excellent clues and a theme of Sweeney Todd, the demon barber of Fleet Street … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,271 / Cinephile
A themed puzzle in which we were told that all asterisked clues had something in common. As it turned out, none of these clues had a definition, only wordplay. The commonality was that … Read more >>
Guardian 24,891 / Araucaria
Some typical Araucaria fare today which resulted in quite a few ticks on my copy of the puzzle (1ac, 13ac, 3dn, 8dn and 15dn had the largest ones). I struggled trying to parse … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,267 / Cincinnus
I don’t remember Cincinnus appearing on a Wednesday before. Fortunately this was one of his easier puzzles as I am very short of time due to an emergency appointment at the dentist before … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,266 / Viking
Apologies yet again for a late post. It appears that the scheduled substitute has not been able blog today so I am stepping in as second-sub. Nothing too difficult in this one and … Read more >>
Thank You
I would like to say thank you to the Fifteensquared team members who have all taken time out of their busy schedules to post blogs during the past twelve months. I’m sure your … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,261 / Satori
A few weeks ago we had the last Taupi in the Guardian. Now we are told that this is Satori’s final puzzle. It is a fitting tribute to the talents of the late … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,257 – Bradman
Saturday – Now that this puzzle has eventually appeared on the FT website here is an analysis. A mixed bunch of clues from Bradman, some very easy and some that exercised the mind … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,255 / Aardvark
I did not expect to see Aardvark again quite so soon and particularly on a Wednesday. Nothing too tricky today and nothing to quibble about with all clues being fair, if a little … Read more >>
Site Layout Changes
Following comments made today by Anax and eimi in the Indy 7214 post, I have made some changes to the site layout. The ‘Recent Posts’ section in the left-hand sidebar now lists the … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 890 – Correct by Kruger
Misprints in the majority of definitions and twelve answers to be altered before entry according to the preamble, but no indication that these could both apply to the same clue. Also, ‘majority’ had … Read more >>