Fifteensquared – Page 1231 – Never knowingly undersolved

Financial Times no.14,150 by Sleuth

Thu November 1, 2012 at 9:21 am by Ringo

It’s absolutely perishingly cold in Yorkshire this morning and I have run out of coffee – so thank goodness for Sleuth, who at least got my brain-cells humming (even if I can no … Read more >>

Independent 8128 / Scorpion

Thu November 1, 2012 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

Scorpion is an occasional contributor to daily Independent puzzles, probably about once a month. When I solved this I noticed what I thought was a high number of entries ending … Read more >>

Guardian 25,782 – Orlando

Sun November 4, 2012 at 2:46 pmThu November 1, 2012 at 12:52 am by Andrew

This somehow didn’t feel like a typical Orlando while I was solving it, especially with the long answer at 5,11,18, which is more the sort of thing one expects from Araucaria or Paul. … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,141 – Crux

Thu November 1, 2012 at 9:10 pmThu November 1, 2012 at 12:15 am by Sil

Monday Prize Crossword/Oct 22 Two weeks ago, Bamberger was very clear: “Bring back Crux!”. Well, here he is [the number of the puzzle being a palindrome!] with, in my opinion, one of his gentler crosswords … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,140 by Cincinnus

Thu November 1, 2012 at 1:50 amThu November 1, 2012 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 20, 2012 Here we have another brilliant puzzle from Cincinnus. My favourite clues are 18A (LAMA), 4D (DENOUNCE), 13D (LEGERDEMAIN) and 17D (AVENGERS). I also … Read more >>

Guardian 25781/Crucible

Sun November 4, 2012 at 2:44 pmWed October 31, 2012 at 12:43 pm by Pierre

Peter O is down to do the blog today, but since he lives in New York, he no doubt has other things on his mind this morning. So I have stepped in as … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,149 by Loroso

Thu November 1, 2012 at 8:33 amWed October 31, 2012 at 12:30 pm by PeeDee

Sorry for the lateness of this post, I nearly forgot it is my blogging day. We have not had a TV set in the house for years, so when I saw the theme … Read more >>

Independent 8127/Crosophile

Wed October 31, 2012 at 11:07 pmWed October 31, 2012 at 11:19 am by John

As I, and also it seems several others, like, one can solve this straight, without having to concern ourselves with whatever Nina may be there. The clues are good and there is a … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1252: Easy Street by Kruger

Wed October 31, 2012 at 1:23 am by HolyGhost

I do tend to like Kruger‘s puzzles – no exception here. A pound sign ( £ ) appears in the central barred off cell of the grid. Hmm … Corrections to single-letter misprints in … Read more >>

Independent 8126 / Radian

Tue October 30, 2012 at 12:07 pmTue October 30, 2012 at 7:47 am by Bertandjoyce

We found this a really enjoyable, and not too difficult, Tuesday puzzle, with a ‘hidden’ theme that really only revealed itself as we followed up the connection between 20A/18A and 2D/7A. Whilst we had … Read more >>

Financial Times 14148 Gurney

Tue October 30, 2012 at 4:46 pmTue October 30, 2012 at 4:00 am by scchua

An easy-going FT Tuesday, abound with anagrams and reversals – a warm-up for the more difficult ones later in the week? Thanks to Gurney. A pity there wasn’t a theme built around 17across. Definitions … Read more >>

Guardian 25,780 – Chifonie

Tue October 30, 2012 at 1:42 am by Uncle Yap

I always lament the last Sunday of October, which brings back melancholic memories of my first winter in Brrrritain. Now, in my hot humid tropical paradise, I bemoan the waste of an hour … Read more >>

Independent 8125 by Quixote

Mon October 29, 2012 at 11:00 am by nmsindy

Pleasing puzzle in the usual Quixote style, all accessible and clear, quite easy, I thought, solving time, 17 mins * = anagram ACROSS 1 SLEEPY lee in spy 4 RAMBLING ram b (born) … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 676/Moley

Mon October 29, 2012 at 8:29 am by Pierre

Moley has produced a sound enough Quiptic this morning, I think, although there were one or two bits of inelegant cluing in my opinion. And, embarrassingly for a Quiptic, there’s one where I … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 25779 Rufus

Mon October 29, 2012 at 12:05 pmMon October 29, 2012 at 5:10 am by scchua

A standard Rufus with the usual dds, cds and anagrams, and I guess the surface of 7 across is the nautical reference. Thanks Rufus. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[The pictures at … Read more >>