Fifteensquared – Page 1406 – Never knowingly undersolved

Guardian 25,227 / Orlando

Mon January 24, 2011 at 2:54 pmMon January 24, 2011 at 12:39 pm by mhl

A very nice puzzle from Orlando today, although I think many people would think it rather difficult for Monday in the Guardian. I look forward to seeing many of you in Derby on … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 584/Moley

Mon January 24, 2011 at 10:27 am by Pierre

It’s the first time I’ve blogged a puzzle by Moley, and I was pleased when her name came up because I’ve enjoyed her Quiptics in the past. I enjoyed this too and thought … Read more >>

Independent 7573 by Nitsy

Mon January 24, 2011 at 7:26 am by NealH

*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def, sp=spoonerism This is only the second Nitsy puzzle I can recall and it continues an improving trend. It was mostly on the easy side but … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1,091 (16/01/11)

Sun January 23, 2011 at 11:47 am by Simon Harding

A slightly strange week for me. I found this quite tough going and ended up writing in quite a few without following the wordplay. Strangely enough, everything seems perfectly clear on blogging, though … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1,092 by Quixote

Sun January 30, 2011 at 1:49 amSun January 23, 2011 at 11:14 am by Simon Harding

Nothing too troublesome this week, I think. Another pleasant Sunday solve. *=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. Across 1 LIEU – potential hom. of “loo”, depending on one’s accent. 4 BISECT … Read more >>

AZED No. 2,016 Plain

Sun January 23, 2011 at 9:45 amSun January 23, 2011 at 6:45 am by The Trafites

Nick: A fairly tough AZED this week, I felt, but with some entertaining word play construction going on. There are several solution words I have never heard of this time around. A good solve. … Read more >>

Everyman No. 3355 (16th January)

Sun January 23, 2011 at 3:23 pmSun January 23, 2011 at 6:30 am by The Trafites

Lorraine: I enjoyed doing this weeks offering, first in was 1ac. and the last in was 22dn. Plenty of anagrams to keep me happy, which I love trying to fathom out. Many thanks to … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 25,220 / Araucaria

Sat January 22, 2011 at 9:04 amSat January 22, 2011 at 12:20 am by Eileen

This is one of those puzzles that make your [or, at least my] heart sink when you see a long quotation that covers what seems about half of the grid and, when it’s … Read more >>

Independent 7566 by Klingsor (Saturday Prize Puzzle 15 January 2011)

Sun January 23, 2011 at 8:03 amSat January 22, 2011 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

This is my first Indy blog – and I believe there is another new starter next week – so ‘thank-you’ to the Saturday Indy team for letting a couple of newcomers into the … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No. 949 – Square By Square by Piccadilly

Sat January 22, 2011 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

After a few weeks of seasonal/festive-themed EVs, we are back to business with a ‘normal’ EV – but no less enyoyable for that! A fiendish looking preamble – with ALL answers entered ‘cyclically’ … Read more >>

Independent 7,571/Phi

Fri January 21, 2011 at 2:16 pm by Ali

This is the first Indy daily puzzle I’ve had chance to look at this week, any spare time I’ve had having been eaten up trying to get to grips with last week’s Inquisitor … Read more >>

Guardian 25,225 – Chifonie

Fri January 21, 2011 at 8:36 am by Andrew

I filled in the bottom half of this very quickly, the NE corner slightly less so; the NW corner took me longest (apart from the very easy 1ac), though for no good reason … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,597 / Falcon

Fri January 21, 2011 at 7:41 pmFri January 21, 2011 at 6:53 am by shuchi

Nice and simple with many clues solved in the first pass. The rest fell smoothly as well with some lookups mostly in the top-right corner. An enjoyable puzzle; my only gripe is with … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,596 / Gaff

Thu January 20, 2011 at 4:41 am by smiffy

A prodigious amount of thematic material has been skilfully shoe-horned into this commemorative puzzle. This appears to be Gaff’s debut (oh go on then, inaugural!) appearance in the FT although I wouldn’t completely … Read more >>

Guardian 25,224 by Rover

Thu January 20, 2011 at 2:48 pmThu January 20, 2011 at 3:56 am by PeterO

A very mixed bag. Lots of simple anagrams, with various anagrinds, some more satisfactory than others. Most of the rest are equally simple constructions, so that the puzzle starts to shape up as … Read more >>