Never knowingly undersolved
A simple preamble – some theme words and connections and a little bit of highlighting to finish. Sounds like a very accessible EV, one for the first timer, even. For those, just dipping … Read more >>
I feel honoured to draw another of Araucaria’a puzzles.
In response to a request in General Discussion, a blog of the puzzle, available here that Araucaria wrote for Tuesday evening’s ‘Newsnight’, in which he appeared. If you missed the programme, it can … Read more >>
I’ve always found it a bit of a struggle to get on Hamilton’s wavelength, and this morning’s offering was no exception – but that’s not to say I didn’t enjoy the challenge. Even … Read more >>
An enjoyable offering from Orlando. Not difficult, with 25across my last one in. Thanks to Orlando. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[The pictures at the bottom have unidentified links to the puzzle. … Read more >>
We are celebrating our first anniversary of blogging on fifteensquared this week and it’s Thursday so we expected a somewhat difficult solve, especially when we saw that it was Tyrus who has the … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/Jan 28 Another Monday, another Dante? I am not sure. There were quite a few clues that I didn’t find particularly satisfying. Perhaps it was just me. If indeed so, I … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of January 26th, 2013 One of my solving buddies referred to this puzzle as a slow burner. Meaning, as I took it, that you don’t get completely … Read more >>
Yet another good puzzle from Cinephile, fresh and original as ever. For overseas solvers a P45 is a UK tax form given to employees when they leave a company. If anyone is unaware … Read more >>
Not a lot of joy here for me today, with a theme in which I have little interest – but I’m glad to say that I did not resort to Google, except to … Read more >>
It is Wednesday today and not the last of the month, so it has to be Dac, and indeed it is! I found this towards the tougher end of the Dac spectrum, and … Read more >>
Another first time setter – welcome Plench! The rubric read: Nine clue answers have been thematically affected. Two cases are of a different sort from the rest, and a third item of this … Read more >>
I thought this was going to be Neo shaking us out of our Tuesday complacency, on first pass. However it turned out to be quite benign, helped in my case, by the … Read more >>
Radian is a regular setter in the Independent (and also the Guardian and Financial Times under different pseudonyms. I note he is in the Guardian today as Crucible). Radian is keen on themes … Read more >>
This is a very foxy puzzle with a mini-theme that I almost missed. The clues are varied and employ many devices to bemuse and amuse. Very entertaining. Across 1 DECOCT It takes months … Read more >>