Fifteensquared – Page 1304 – Never knowingly undersolved

Guardian 25,544 / Paul

Sat February 4, 2012 at 6:59 amSat February 4, 2012 at 12:01 am by mhl

We thought this was fairly tough for one of Paul’s puzzles, but very enjoyable, as usual. Our main problem was putting an incorrect (but fairly plausible) answer in for 28 across. Across 1. … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations 1002 Simple Subtraction by Charybdis

Sat February 4, 2012 at 12:01 am by twencelas

So 10 unclued entries this week, and all in a “depleted” form. And either one or two letters have been added to some clues (whenever thematically possible) . All very cryptic – ah … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,918 by Redshank

Fri February 3, 2012 at 11:58 am by Jed

Found this quite a knotty puzzle that really took some unravelling and a couple still not fully explained …. 9d,15d and 19d causing the most grief. ACROSS 1 CURTAINS anagram of … Read more >>

The Guardian No 25,549 by Paul

Fri February 3, 2012 at 10:51 amFri February 3, 2012 at 9:35 am by Stella

Unless I’m mistaken, this is my first Paul blog, and I was not disappointed. It took me a while to twig on to the theme, but once there the puzzle opened itself up … Read more >>

Independent 7895 by Phi – The last post (for a while)

Fri February 3, 2012 at 5:29 am by flashling

Friday rolls along and normality returns from Phi’s very rare ventures into Saturday prize position, well me hearties what do we have here… There seems to be a small naval theme maybe some … Read more >>

Financial Times no.13,917 by ALBERICH

Thu February 2, 2012 at 12:51 pmThu February 2, 2012 at 10:25 am by Ringo

A very enjoyable puzzle, this one, I thought. Plenty of variation, one or two devilish (possibly too devilish) devices, and I even learnt a new word. Thank-you, Alberich. ACROSS 1. TEMPLE MP [Member of Parliament, … Read more >>

Guardian 25,548 / Brummie

Thu February 2, 2012 at 8:40 pmThu February 2, 2012 at 9:41 am by Eileen

I thoroughly enjoyed this puzzle from Brummie – I just wish it had lasted longer! There is some clever, witty cluing, with amusing surfaces, and a number of interesting references for me to … Read more >>

Independent 7,894 / Nestor

Thu February 2, 2012 at 7:08 am by RatkojaRiku

We have vintage Nestor on display this morning in a puzzle that truly showcases his brilliance as a compiler – and my lack of brilliance as a solver, alas. After slotting in a … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,908 – Gaff

Thu February 2, 2012 at 10:09 pmThu February 2, 2012 at 12:15 am by Sil

Monday Prize Crossword/ Jan 23 When the name of the setter is Gaff, there must be something going on in the world around us. Remember the Royal Wedding or Swan Upping? The theme … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,907 by Cinephile

Thu February 2, 2012 at 9:31 amThu February 2, 2012 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of January 21, 2012 Cinephile is back with a beastly puzzle that I enjoyed. I like crosswords with themes, even ones like this where there is nothing … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,916 by Cinephile

Wed February 1, 2012 at 4:14 pmWed February 1, 2012 at 11:44 am by PeeDee

An enjoyable puzzle, mostly straightforward but with a few tricky clues thrown in to the mix. For the trickier clues I particularly like the way Cinephile picks words and definitions that are not common, … Read more >>

Guardian 25,547 – Chifonie

Wed February 1, 2012 at 9:34 amWed February 1, 2012 at 8:27 am by Andrew

I found this a little harder than usual for Chifonie, and with more variety of clue types. Still pretty straightforward, but soundly clued and very enjoyable in its way. (Somehow I had managed … Read more >>

Independent 7893 / Dac

Wed February 1, 2012 at 7:41 am by duncanshiell

This was a good crossword with no gimmicks, no pangrams and no theme that I could see. A number of the Across answers had double letters – HAGGIS, MORRIS, JOANNA … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1213: 20/20 by Ferret

Wed February 1, 2012 at 2:00 am by duncanshiell

The preamble stated "the grid exhibits 90 degrees symmetry. Clues are in conventional order. One letter must be omitted from each answer before entry in the grid; definitions and letter-counts refer to the … Read more >>

Independent 7892/Anax

Tue January 31, 2012 at 11:46 am by John

Poor old Anax seems to be stuck with me at the moment and I probably don’t do justice to a beautifully-crafted crossword with some lovely clues. But this was tough. On several occasions I … Read more >>