Jed – Page 9 – Fifteensquared

Financial Times 14,031 by Orense

Fri June 15, 2012 at 9:15 am by Jed

Straightforward and fair – ? over 26 across Across 1 STICK INSECTS (bugs) what flypaper does 10 OUTRAGE (offend) OUT (not in) RAGE (anger) 11 RISOTTO (Italian dish) SIR< (teacher … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1162

Fri June 15, 2012 at 9:05 am by Jed

Satisfying cerebral exercise Across 2 First whiskey? Drap curiously put in porridge – odd STIRRUP DRAM (DRAP)* in STIR (porridge) RUM (odd) 9 Used axe cut centre, note HEED … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,025 by Gaff

Fri June 8, 2012 at 12:37 pm by Jed

This certainly gave me the run around – all over the place – very clever ACROSS 8 CAULKING stuffing (boat) CAUL hood KING royal 9 JAPAN CEDAR tree D moved … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,019 by Bradman

Fri June 1, 2012 at 10:07 am by Jed

Quiet flows the Don – this guy’s waters are deep but fathomable (except 24d) ACROSS 1 INVESTIGATION probe, one gun I GAT in IN VEST I ON one being worn … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1160

Fri June 1, 2012 at 9:00 am by Jed

Not the toughest Beelzebub but plenty upon which to chew ACROSS 4 Room to release chain with sailor chasing fish AMBERJACK fish [ch]AMBER sailor JACK 10 Stage performer who’d be … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,013 by Flimsy

Fri May 25, 2012 at 10:52 am by Jed

Lucid and far from flimsy fare ACROSS 1 SECONDHAND dd 7 COKE pop OK certainly in CE church 9 OBOE hidden backwards in sterEO BOoming 10 RETRACTION withdrawal TR … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,007 by Gurney

Fri May 18, 2012 at 9:30 am by Jed

Very straightforward with lots of anagrams – couldn’t explain 9 across ACROSS 1 IN THE FIRST PLACE double definition 9 AS USUAL 10 CURRENT double definition 11 INDIE [w]INDIE[r] 12 TRAGEDIAN … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1158

Fri May 18, 2012 at 9:00 am by Jed

Excellent. Long perimeter clues particularly nifty and the device used in 18a is classic ACROSS 1 Computer equipment dances behind tug TRACKERBALLS tug TRACKER dances BALLS 11 The French … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,995 by Dogberry

Fri May 4, 2012 at 11:51 am by Jed

Smashing puzzle with shed loads of wit and ingenuity ACROSS 1 GENDARME low-down GEN (DREAM)* 5 DECAMP de Camptown ladies sing this .. 9 UNDERAGE too tender (U GRANDEE)* 10 … Read more >>

Beelzebub1156

Fri May 4, 2012 at 9:00 am by Jed

Usual rich smorgasbord ACROSS 1 Opinion dismissing love as sin VICE V[o]ICE 4 Disentangle second hint about condition SIMPLIFY IF condition in S IMPLY hint 9 Old creature touchy … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,989 by Falcon

Fri April 27, 2012 at 10:05 am by Jed

Clear and concise clueing from Falcon today ACROSS 1 LABRADOR (L ABROAD)* R[ex] 6 SHABBY SH quiet (BABY)* 9 BEDLAM pandemonium BED plot LAM strike 10 SUITABLE fit SUIT cards … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,983 by Sleuth

Fri April 20, 2012 at 10:51 am by Jed

Straightforward puzzle today from Sleuth ACROSS 1 REMARK comment RE about MARK point for merit 4 ASTERISK sign A STE[p] part of stairs RISK hazard 10 CAVALCADE procession CAVA wine … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1154

Fri April 20, 2012 at 9:00 am by Jed

This was at the speedier end of the Beelzebub spectrum ACROSS 1 Plenty more winds limiting man’s assessment of clouds NEPHELOMETRY HE man in (PLENTY MORE)* study of clouds … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,977 by Bradman

Fri April 13, 2012 at 9:24 am by Jed

Sharp and intelligent offering from the Don today ACROSS 7 RAILLERY banter ILL ER in RAY light 8 INDIGO colour INDI[a] GO vitality 11 NANCY female FANCY imagine with … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1152

Fri April 6, 2012 at 9:00 am by Jed

POISSON D’AVRIL ACROSS 1/23d PICOT CO firm in PIT mine 5/22d INQILAB revolution IN QI life force LAB 10/21d LOOSEST most relaxed LOO heads= ship’s toilet SE ST 12/19d … Read more >>