Fifteensquared – Page 1027 – Never knowingly undersolved

Financial Times 14,852 by IO

Wed February 11, 2015 at 11:15 amWed February 11, 2015 at 10:45 am by PeeDee

Not as hard as some Io puzzles, if you can get started!

Independent 8838 / Dac

Wed February 11, 2015 at 8:59 am by Gaufrid

One or two unfamiliar words for me today. I think I have met 23ac before (but had forgotten it) but 17ac was certainly new and I don’t think I would have got it … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1371: Conclusion by Kruger

Wed February 11, 2015 at 12:01 am by kenmac

Inquisitor 1371Preamble: Wordplay in each clue gives the answer with either an extra or missing letter. In order, these letters spell out a phrase which identifies the pattern collectively provided by the separate … Read more >>

Independent 8,837 / Knut

Tue February 10, 2015 at 11:37 amTue February 10, 2015 at 9:40 am by RatkojaRiku

The Tuesday slot is one that is occupied by a wide variety of setters, and this Tuesday we have the pleasure of welcoming a (to me at least) new setter to the Indy … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,851 by PHSSTHPOK

Tue February 10, 2015 at 8:29 am by Turbolegs

First time I am standing in, so feels strange to be out on a Tuesday. Thanks to Phsssthpok for a grid that really had me at my wits’ end!! Had to get some help for the parsing of some clues but at the end of it, felt like a really good challenge.

Guardian 26,491 by Crucible

Tue February 10, 2015 at 3:11 am by PeterO

Much as you may have wished it, Eileen has not hijacked the blog, and you are stuck with me in my turn today. The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26491.

Independent 8836 by Kairos

Mon February 9, 2015 at 9:00 am by NealH

I found this quite challenging and it took a couple of goes to complete it. However, once you saw the solution, most of the clues seemed sound and gettable, which the possible exception … Read more >>

Guardian 26,490 / Rufus

Mon February 9, 2015 at 8:47 am by Eileen

Don’t worry – this is not a complete take-over of the Guardian blogging slot: because of the way the rota works, my monthly Prize blog coincided with the overlap of the weekly ones, … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 795 Hectence

Mon February 9, 2015 at 12:59 pmMon February 9, 2015 at 5:02 am by scchua

A nice easy Quiptic. Thanks to Hectence. Definitions are underlined in the clues. (P.S. Due to urgent matters to attend to, the blog today is minimalist.) Across 1 Head of flight’s stuff is found on … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1,300

Sun February 8, 2015 at 9:31 am by Simon Harding

Probably somewhere in the middle of the difficulty range this week, I seemed to find. We’ve reached a bit of a landmark, with a nice round puzzle number, but I didn’t spot any … Read more >>

Azed 2226 – Playfair

Sun February 8, 2015 at 12:01 am by Andrew

I’m glad to see I’m not the only blogger who gets worried when landing on a Playfair puzzle. “I admit to a slight feeling of trepidation when I … noticed that it was … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1302/eXternal

Sun February 8, 2015 at 12:01 am by Pierre

I’m not really sure what to make of this one. You tell me. It’s not a bad puzzle by any means, but there were a few that were difficult to … Read more >>

Everyman 3,565

Sat March 7, 2015 at 11:16 amSun February 8, 2015 at 12:01 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3565.

S&B Cambridge – 25/4/15

Fri February 13, 2015 at 9:18 amSat February 7, 2015 at 3:01 pm by Admin

According to the National Rail Enquiries website, the only trains running to/from Cambridge on April 25th will be those from/to London and Norwich. There will be a replacement bus service between Peterborough and … Read more >>

Independent Crossword 8829 by Tees (31-01-2015)

Sat February 7, 2015 at 2:41 pmSat February 7, 2015 at 12:05 am by twencelas

A Tees crossword blogged from a few miles north of the Tyne. Also a lot of black squares this week – was there an excess of ink at the Independent? Well plenty of … Read more >>