Fifteensquared – Page 1398 – Never knowingly undersolved

Guardian 25,253 / Araucaria

Wed February 23, 2011 at 10:16 amWed February 23, 2011 at 9:27 am by duncanshiell

This struck me as a typical Araucaria crossword with lots of cross-referencing between clues, lots of misdirection, a few words that many people do not use in everyday language, and one or two clues … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1164: Descent by Raich

Wed February 23, 2011 at 1:23 am by HolyGhost

Raich is averaging about three Inquisitors a year since his first appearance in mid-2008, and all pretty decent ones in my opinion. (And he notched up his third Listener just the weekend before, … Read more >>

Independent 7598 / Anax

Tue February 22, 2011 at 9:40 am by Gaufrid

Perhaps it’s my imagination but was this Anax somewhat easier than usual? It certainly didn’t take long to complete. When I realised the theme I was a little concerned since I am the … Read more >>

Guardian 25252 Gordius – The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

Tue February 22, 2011 at 2:22 am by Uncle Yap

I am often perplexed by Gordius who must find it extremely difficult to NOT spoil an otherwise good set of clues with some horrible ones. One of his foibles is to throw in … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,624 / Dante

Tue February 22, 2011 at 2:17 am by Agentzero

Dante, turfed out of his Monday spot this week, turns up on Tuesday. As usual, there are some excellent cd’s (30 across, 1 down). But I thought the best clues today were the double definition clues, which are … Read more >>

More Araucaria photos

Mon February 21, 2011 at 10:08 am by jetdoc

I have uploaded my photos (+ one from Derek) of the wonderful lunch which took place at King’s College Cambridge on Saturday. I haven’t yet had time to add captions. If anyone has … Read more >>

Independent 7597 by Hypnos

Mon February 21, 2011 at 12:47 pmMon February 21, 2011 at 9:36 am by NealH

*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def, sp=spoonerism I found it extremely hard to get going with this and, with no chance of being able to look at it later today, was … Read more >>

Guardian 25,251 / Rufus

Mon February 21, 2011 at 11:19 amMon February 21, 2011 at 9:15 am by mhl

I thought this was a trickier-than-usual puzzle from Rufus, but very enjoyable, as ever. I think my favourite clue here was the simple and elegant 25 across. (I had the great pleasure of … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 588/Pan

Mon February 21, 2011 at 8:49 am by Pierre

I thought this was a super puzzle from Pan – just right for a Quiptic, with everything clearly clued and some smooth surface readings. It’s been mentioned several times since we started the … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1,095 (13/02/11)

Sun February 20, 2011 at 5:01 pm by Simon Harding

A pretty tough week for Beelzebub, I found, taking me several sessions over the course of the week to complete. *=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. Across 1 WATER BOATMAN – … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1,096 by Quixote

Sun February 20, 2011 at 10:30 am by Simon Harding

I don’t know about you chaps, but I found this week’s Quixote a bit of a challenge. That was possibly due to there being several unfamiliar terms involved (11ac, 16ac and the conductor … Read more >>

Everyman No. 3359 (13th February)

Sun February 20, 2011 at 6:30 am by The Trafites

Lorraine: Good day to one and all. Big thank you to Everyman; this was much more the Everyman that we all know and love, with nothing to taxing. I managed to get 2dn & … Read more >>

Azed 2020: Clear vision

Sun February 20, 2011 at 12:01 am by jetdoc

A rather more tricky Azed than some recent ones, largely because it has more than the usual quota of obscure words. I needed to check quite a few answers. The first answer refers … Read more >>

Independent Saturday Prize Puzzle 7590 / Scorpion – 12 February 2011

Sat February 19, 2011 at 12:05 am by duncanshiell

A quick glance at the clues for this puzzle showed that the solution to 8 Across was going to be important as five other clues made reference to it. In fact, the five … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 25,244 by Araucaria

Sat February 19, 2011 at 10:57 amSat February 19, 2011 at 12:01 am by PeeDee

A themed puzzle from Araucaria this week. The themed answers are all obvious once the theme is spotted, but some of the other clues are not nearly so easy. The theme is a celebration of … Read more >>