Fifteensquared – Page 211 – Never knowingly undersolved

Azed 2701

Sun March 31, 2024 at 8:53 amSun March 31, 2024 at 12:02 am by duncanshiell

A plain Azed for us to enjoy today. Possibly there will be something different this Easter weekend. The thing that struck me most about this puzzle was the quality of … Read more >>

Guardian Genius 249 / Karla

Sun March 31, 2024 at 12:01 am by duncanshiell

Six months has passed since I last blogged a Guardian Genius, although I do try and solve them every month. This month we have a puzzle from Karla whose history on fifteensquared shows … Read more >>

Independent 11,691 by Tees

Sat March 30, 2024 at 8:14 am by Bertandjoyce

Tees provides our Saturday challenge today.

Financial Times 17,688 by Julius

Sat March 30, 2024 at 12:52 pmSat March 30, 2024 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 23, 2024

Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,338 by Soup (23 March 2024)

Sun March 31, 2024 at 10:32 amSat March 30, 2024 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

Soup’s second foray into the Saturday Prize slot…and quite a mental workout, at least for your correspondent…

Financial Times 17,693 BOBCAT

Fri March 29, 2024 at 1:36 pm by Turbolegs

BOBCAT gives us a fun Friday puzzle.

Another puzzle from Paul with several interlinked cues, which becomes easier once you find the thematic link… … in this case, POND LIFE, whose clue I solved by working back from some of … Read more >>

Independent 11690 / Phi

Fri March 29, 2024 at 7:25 am by duncanshiell

Phi is in his usual place in the Indie roster this week I think this is just a straightforward crossword without a theme, but I’m never sure with Phi’s talent … Read more >>

Independent 11,689 by Serpent

Thu March 28, 2024 at 8:16 am by Bertandjoyce

Thanks to Quirister for swapping with us yesterday – we get a Serpent to blog!

Guardian Cryptic 29,342 by Tramp

Thu March 28, 2024 at 7:35 am by Oriel

A treat to be standing in to blog the Guardian this morning.

Financial Times 17,692 JASON

Thu March 28, 2024 at 7:03 am by loonapick

Jason’s the FT setter today.

Enigmatic Variations No.1634 – The Magnificent Seven by Gaston

Thu March 28, 2024 at 12:01 am by Mister Sting

“Single-letter clashes occur in circled cells; reading in column order, picking one of the letters in each clash will spell out what THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN have in common; the other 14 letters should be entered in the cells. In each clue, the wordplay leads to the answer and a single extra letter; reading in clue order, these letters show how one would access one of the MAGNIFICENT SEVEN using the (appropriately positioned) circled letters. Its creator (4,8) should be written below the grid. One answer is an abbreviation; Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.”