Fifteensquared – Page 1010 – Never knowingly undersolved

Independent 8883 by Tees (Saturday Prize Puzzle 4 April 2015)

Sun April 12, 2015 at 9:22 pmSat April 11, 2015 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

An interesting mental tussle with Tees – with a variety of cultural references, from a South African golfer to Dante, via the slopes of K2 and a couple of secret police forces…hopefully not giving … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No.1167 – Warning by Samuel

Sun April 12, 2015 at 11:15 pmSat April 11, 2015 at 12:00 am by Mister Sting

A somewhat unusual set-up: across clues are given in pairs, and the method of entry for four across rows is thematic (whatever that might turn out to mean), with no definition given. Another row is unclued, and must be filled with ‘the reason for the WARNING’. The down clues, meanwhile, are not idle – extra letters from their solutions give ‘the subject of the WARNING’.

Guardian Easter Prize Puzzle 26,537 by Maskarade

Sat April 11, 2015 at 6:37 pmSat April 11, 2015 at 12:00 am by PeeDee

A real treat to solve and to blog. Thank you Maskarade.

Independent 8888 / Phi

Fri August 2, 2019 at 10:43 amFri April 10, 2015 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

There was one entry I haven’t come across before, but otherwise everything else covered reasonably common words or phrases. Inevitably with Phi there was a theme. Today we had MARVIN … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,901 by MAGWITCH

Fri April 10, 2015 at 12:18 pmFri April 10, 2015 at 4:44 am by Turbolegs

A gentle saunter of a grid today from Magwitch. Simple, inambiguous cluing for most part, ruffled ever so slightly by 8dn. Thanks to Magwitch for this Friday treat.

Guardian 26,542 by Tramp

Fri April 10, 2015 at 11:15 amFri April 10, 2015 at 2:38 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26542.

Independent 8,887 by Radian

Thu April 9, 2015 at 10:23 am by John

A very nice Radian puzzle of I think a nice level of difficulty. I say ‘I think’ because I only have an impression, my actual time not meaning much. At the moment I have a strange pain in my right thumb when I try to write, which forces me to write left-handed, which is wonderful, like being a small child again, but incredibly slow, and when I have to write the letters down to get an anagram it takes ages.

Guardian 26,541 / Philistine

Thu April 9, 2015 at 10:23 amThu April 9, 2015 at 7:12 am by Gaufrid

I am sure that some of you will have been expecting to see Eileen here today but unfortunately she has broken her wrist and is unable to type so you will have to … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,900 by BRADMAN

Thu April 9, 2015 at 6:57 am by David and Linda

Today we learned that an indris is a long-tailed lemur from Madagascar. It was a fun and straightforward crossword, with some neat clues and references to a couple of heroes. Thanks, Mr B.

Financial Times 14,892 – Crux

Thu October 29, 2015 at 5:49 pmThu April 9, 2015 at 12:05 am by Sil

Monday Prize Crossword / Mar 30, 2015

An enjoyable puzzle with Crux back in the saddle.

Financial Times 14,891 by Goliath

Thu April 9, 2015 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 28, 2015 I am getting better at Goliath’s puzzles and coming to appreciate them more. A couple of clues gave me trouble in this one … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,899 by Gozo

Wed April 8, 2015 at 10:08 am by PeeDee

Another super puzzle from Gozo, interesting all the way through. Thank you Gozo.

Independent 8886 – Dac

Wed April 8, 2015 at 8:05 am by Bertandjoyce

After Dac’s impressive April 1st puzzle last week, it’s back to the smooth surfaces and straightforward clueing we have come to expect on a Wednesday. If you completed last week’s Dac and only looked … Read more >>

Guardian 26,540 by Picaroon

Wed April 8, 2015 at 9:21 amWed April 8, 2015 at 7:57 am by manehi

Lots to like here, with excellent surfaces and cleverly disguised definitions. Favourites were 10ac, 24ac and 3dn.

Inquisitor 1379: Snobs by Lato

Wed April 8, 2015 at 12:01 am by kenmac

Preamble: Nine thematic answers (one of two words) should be considered as associating only with ‘34-38s’, with each ‘34-38’ suggested twice. Correctly associated, all are 26s. Eight of these are clued by wordplay … Read more >>