Never knowingly undersolved
I was rather surprised to see Paul’s name on the Prize puzzle, after he’d already filled the Tuesday slot last week. I think we’re used to a weekly appearance from him by now … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27590.
Fun puzzle this morning from Crucible!
A tough challenge despite a quick start, with favourites 10ac, 11ac, 27ac, and especially 24/25. Hadn’t heard of 14/19. Many thanks, Pasquale.
My second blog of the week, as promised, and it was a delight to find Arachne’s name on today’s puzzle. Mostly not too hard, though 5d took me a while to parse, but … Read more >>
Anto has the Quiptic for us this morning. As you will have probably gathered by now, I find this setter on the whole unimaginative and stodgy, but I’m only the … Read more >>
You’ll be getting a double dose of me this week, as I’m standing in for the holidaying Loonapick this morning. This was a typically quick solve from this setter, with mostly straightforward constructions … Read more >>
On a personal note, this is a nice landmark for me: it’s my 250th post on Fifteensquared, and I’ve been posting here for just over 10 years, starting by writing about one Guardian … Read more >>
The SW quadrant wasn’t so easy as the others. Thanks to Vlad for the challenge. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1, 13 Villain gesturing angrily unlikely to be this (6,10) VIRTUE … Read more >>
The puzzle is to be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27583.
It’s always good to see Tramp’s name on a puzzle and this came up to the usual expectations. Unusually for Tramp, no theme leapt out this morning – but I … Read more >>
The ‘ABC’ theme…
Carpathian’s turn in the Quiptic slot this week.
Pan is one of the regulars in the Monday slot, and in fact last appeared only two weeks ago. He/she also sets Quiptics, and is usually well towards the “easy” end of the … Read more >>
A new setter for this month’s Genius (Ifay), and a puzzle with a new twist.