Fifteensquared – Page 1397 – Never knowingly undersolved

Independent 7589/Phi

Fri February 11, 2011 at 11:17 am by John

As always with Phi, a good crossword with no apparent weaknesses, all the clues utterly sound and satisfactory. No particular clue stood out for me, but that is often the case with Phi: … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,615 / Flimsy

Fri February 11, 2011 at 10:55 amFri February 11, 2011 at 9:10 am by Gaufrid

Shuchi is away again this week but we should have the pleasure of her company next Friday. In the meantime you will have to put up with me. When Flimsy first appeared in … Read more >>

Guardian No 25,243 by Arachne

Fri February 11, 2011 at 10:37 amFri February 11, 2011 at 3:37 am by PeterO

There are some clever clues here, and a few too clever by far for me. Across 1. Bird’s noise when pushing out many eggs (6) CUCKOO KOO is ‘many eggs’, which is the … Read more >>

Guardian 25,242 / Paul

Fri February 11, 2011 at 11:15 amThu February 10, 2011 at 8:13 am by mhl

As usual, a very entertaining solve from Paul, with a nice theme that shouldn’t have caused too many problems. (Incidentally, I’m sure we all wish the setter congratulations on his recent engagement!) Across … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,614 / Sleuth

Thu February 10, 2011 at 4:17 am by smiffy

Plenty to get our laughing gear around today, particularly with several clues depending on a veritable diaspora of famous surnames from various realms. I’ve simply name-checked them all, rather than provide an abundance … Read more >>

Independent 7588 by Anax

Thu February 10, 2011 at 3:05 am by flashling

Thursday fun with Anax, this is a nod to us at fifteensquared. That, however, really has nothing whatsoever to do as a help in solving this crossword. It’s an Anax so it’s tough in places … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,605 / Falcon

Thu February 10, 2011 at 3:47 amThu February 10, 2011 at 12:10 am by Agentzero

Prize Puzzle from Monday January 31 This was not difficult at all, except that it required a bit deeper cultural knowledge than usual. Andrew Motion is well known and frequently appears in crosswords; the … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,604 by Mudd

Thu February 10, 2011 at 12:59 amThu February 10, 2011 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of January 29 This puzzle strikes me as one of Mudd’s best. Taking pride of place is the brilliant semi-&lit that is 16D (HEATHROW). And I also … Read more >>

Independent 7,587 / Dac

Wed February 9, 2011 at 8:44 pmWed February 9, 2011 at 2:49 pm by RatkojaRiku

Sound, tight clueing and an enjoyable, not overly challenging, solve: would we expect anything else on a Wednesday morning from Dac? Some new words for me at 3, 7 and 12, but the … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,613 by Cinephile

Wed February 9, 2011 at 1:06 pmWed February 9, 2011 at 11:37 am by PeeDee

Another good crossword from Cinephile. How he continues to turn crosswords out at the rate he does and still keeps them fresh and original never ceases to amaze me. Clues 26 across and 5 down were my … Read more >>

Guardian 25,241 / Gordius

Wed February 9, 2011 at 12:39 pmWed February 9, 2011 at 9:15 am by Eileen

A fairly typical Gordius, I think, comprising mostly anagrams, simple charades and/or insertions and double definitions, with several niggles, as usual for me with this setter. Across 7 DOG-COLLAR: DOG [reversal of GOD … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1162 – Split Personality by Ikela

Wed February 9, 2011 at 5:30 am by Hihoba

I started this blog before having solved the puzzle element of this week’s offering by Ikela, so we’ll start with the clued elements. The rubric told us that wordplay in all but six … Read more >>

Independent 7,586/Math

Tue February 8, 2011 at 1:15 pm by Ali

Always a pleasure to land a Math puzzle. The odd-looking grid suggested there’d be some kind of theme, but I didn’t spot anything obvious at first. I also crippled myself in the SE … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,612 / Jason

Tue February 8, 2011 at 6:00 pmTue February 8, 2011 at 5:31 am by Agentzero

There were a number of extremely good clues in this puzzle, but also a few that seemed imprecise to me. The gems, I thought, were 13, 20 and 26 across. Across 1 KNUCKLE … Read more >>

Guardian 25240 Puck … Everything and then some more

Wed February 9, 2011 at 1:18 amTue February 8, 2011 at 2:32 am by Uncle Yap

Phew! What an assignment today. Puck employed almost every cryptic device and then some more. The way I solve a puzzle, I must stop and rationalise the workplay before I move on … … Read more >>