Financial Times 13,100 / Falcon
I noticed this morning that we didn’t have a blog for yesterday’s puzzle so here is a quick breakdown of the clues. A straightforward puzzle with nothing that needs any specific comment. Across … Read more >>
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Financial Times 13,099 / Cinephile
A typical Cinephile, including his penchant for using ‘some’, ‘bit of’ or similar to indicate some of the middle letters in the following word and a number of redundant words to improve the surface (and, … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,093 / Monk
A tough, but generally fair, puzzle from Monk today. I was held up briefly by entering a wrong (but I thought justifiable) answer at 8d which meant that 10a was not as obvious … Read more >>
Independent 7059 / Morph
Some very amusing clues from Morph today in a puzzle which was most enjoyable. I’m not sure I have fully understood two clues (13a and 19a) and would welcome any enlightenment that others … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 863 – To Its Great Credit by Shark
This one took me far longer than it should have done! Having fairly confidently put in ‘garnet’ for 36a (though not too happy about cage=net), I had the grid complete, including nine clashes, … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,087 / Cinephile
It is not often that I would describe a Cinephile puzzle as pedestrian but I’m afraid this one did nothing for me, possibly because the surface of some of the clues made little, … Read more >>
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Financial Times 13,081 / Aardvark
It seems quite a while since I’ve had any significant quibbles about a puzzle but today has changed that. One faulty clue (29a) and some questionable wordplay (5a, 9a, 2d, 4d, 11d, 22d). … Read more >>
Guardian 24,695 / Araucaria (9/5/2009)
I don’t know what has happened to Rightback this weekend but something seems to have prevented him from posting a blog so here is a somewhat belated substitute. This ‘alphabetical’ was made a … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,075 / Gozo
I am trying to compose myself so that I can write a short composition about sixteen composers (or twenty two if you include the various possibilities for 11 and 12). Despite having a … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 860 – AWOL by Kcit
A little more difficult than some EVs, with one or two clues holding me up for a short while and one quibble at 31d. I’m not sure I like being given a solving … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,069 / Satori
I found this a little tricky in places, particularly when trying to parse one or two of the clues. I was not too happy with 4d and 14d (see below), and 25d required … Read more >>
Guardian 24,690 / Rufus
This was an easy, but enjoyable, start to a wet and windy Bank Holiday Monday, just the thing to relax with whilst having a coffee after breakfast. As usual for a Rufus puzzle, … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,063 / Cinephile
Another grid that is effectively four separate crosswords, loosely linked. I found the NE and SE quadrants reasonably straightforward but took a little longer over the other two. With hindsight, most of the … Read more >>
New Administrator
As of this week there is a new administrator at Fifteensquared, myself Gaufrid. Chatmeister will cease to exist, instead any relevant comments will be posted under my pseudonym. My aim is to make … Read more >>