Fifteensquared – Page 113 – Never knowingly undersolved

Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,649 by Enigmatist (22 March 2025)

Sat March 29, 2025 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

I’m sure Lady Bracknell would have something to say about the coincidence of getting two Enigmatist Prize puzzles to blog in a row…maybe in that lesser-known book by Oscar Wilde – ‘The Importance of Blogging Enigmatist‘…

Listener Crossword 4858: Lavish Border by Hawk

Fri March 28, 2025 at 4:00 pm by Chalicea

Now there’s an unusual title – and a pretty scary looking puzzle. I wonder what Hawk has prepared for us this time?

Listener No 4858, “Lavish Border” by Hawk

Fri March 28, 2025 at 4:00 pm by Shenanigans

Oh dear! This week we had a Hawk puzzle, his fourth Listener. Last time (no 4782, Life 2) involved cutting up the grid into two different sizes and gluing them together to identify … Read more >>

Independent 12002 / Phi

Fri March 28, 2025 at 7:25 am by duncanshiell

Friday, Phi, Independent crossword puzzle – they all go together.

Financial Times 18,011 by NEO

Fri March 28, 2025 at 7:37 amFri March 28, 2025 at 6:08 am by Turbolegs

A tougher-than-usual challenge from NEO this Friday.

Guardian Cryptic 29,654 by Brummie

Fri March 28, 2025 at 2:11 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29654.

Independent 12,001 by Eccles

Thu March 27, 2025 at 9:00 am by Quirister

Always happy to have an Eccles puzzle to solve and blog.

Guardian 29,653 / Anto

Fri March 28, 2025 at 3:33 pmThu March 27, 2025 at 8:21 am by Eileen

Anto appears to be working overtime: it’s only ten days since his previous cryptic puzzle and four since the weekend Quiptic.

Financial Times 18,010 by JASON

Thu March 27, 2025 at 5:54 am by loonapick

An excellent puzzle from Jason.

Enigmatic Variations No.1686 – Good Advice by Skylark

Thu March 27, 2025 at 12:01 am by Mister Sting

“Each clue contains a single letter to be removed before solving; in clue order, these spell out what solvers should highlight in the completed grid, involving perhaps GOOD ADVICE? Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.”

Guardian Cryptic 29,652 by Paul

Wed March 26, 2025 at 9:24 am by manehi

A slow solve – my favourites were 19ac, 1dn, 5dn, and 18dn. Thanks to Paul

Independent 12,000 by Maize

Wed March 26, 2025 at 8:14 am by Bertandjoyce

We were expecting an Eccles puzzle today so we were quite surprised to find the setter was Maize.

Financial Times 18,009 by GOLIATH

Wed March 26, 2025 at 7:07 am by Oriel

Great fun from Goliath this morning.

Inquisitor 1899: Pride… by Nimrod

Wed May 14, 2025 at 11:18 pmTue March 25, 2025 at 12:35 pm by kenmac

Pride… by Nimrod The wordplay in each clue bar one leads to the solution plus an extra letter (in the exception, two letters) not entered in the grid. In clue order. these letters … Read more >>

Independent 11,999 / Hoskins

Tue March 25, 2025 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Hoskins has compiled today’s puzzle, on what is Tuesday aka theme day. Alas, despite scouring the clues and the completed grid, I haven’t managed to come up with any theme, but I feel … Read more >>