Fifteensquared – Page 239 – Never knowingly undersolved

Independent 11,571 by Quince

Sat November 11, 2023 at 5:19 pmSat November 11, 2023 at 8:15 am by Bertandjoyce

Quince fills the Saturday slot this week.

Private Eye (Cyclops / 765) Legal disgrace

Sat November 11, 2023 at 4:15 pmSat November 11, 2023 at 12:30 am by beermagnet

A crossword built around the grotty state of the current political establishment, including a number of Tory names. There may be enough politics – for titillation there are just a few salacious points … Read more >>

Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,219 by Picaroon (4 November 2023)

Sat November 11, 2023 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

Picaroon presents a Prize puzzle for your perspicacious pleasure…

Financial Times 17,566 by Buccaneer

Sat November 11, 2023 at 9:04 amSat November 11, 2023 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 4, 2023

Guardian 29,224 – Harpo

Fri November 10, 2023 at 8:51 am by Andrew

Harpo, aka Monk in other places, is usually a name to strike fear in a blogger’s heart, but I found this quite mild, though with a few tricky moments. Thanks to Harpo. The … Read more >>

Independent 11570 / Phi

Fri November 10, 2023 at 7:25 am by duncanshiell

Phi is in his usual place this week. There were some interesting clues today. I liked the one for SEVEN at 22 across where the definition seemed to be spread … Read more >>

Financial Times 17,571 by MUDD

Fri November 10, 2023 at 4:03 am by Turbolegs

A relatively straightforward challenge from MUDD.

RIP Liz Geear

Wed November 15, 2023 at 10:41 pmThu November 9, 2023 at 4:33 pm by jetdoc

I am passing on the very sad news that our friend Liz Geear (LizzieG here, I think) has died. Her son Jake says: ‘We will be holding a small celebration of mum’s life … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 29223 Kite

Thu November 9, 2023 at 10:39 am by scchua

Thank you to Kite. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. House Gale’s men (7) WINDSOR : WIND(a strong example of which is a gale)‘S + OR(abbrev. for “other ranks”, those who … Read more >>

Independent 11,569 by Bluth

Thu November 9, 2023 at 9:00 am by Quirister

Bluth provides our Thursday challenge.

Financial Times 17,570 by PEDROCK

Thu November 9, 2023 at 1:40 pmThu November 9, 2023 at 1:31 am by Cineraria

NOTE: This puzzle was previously published as FT 17,464 and blogged by Teacow, and inadvertently republished and reblogged. See comments below, including one from the FT Crossword Editor.

A solid and seemingly straightforward puzzle today from Pedrock.

Please let me know if I missed anything.

Enigmatic Variations No.1614 – Hide and Seek by Piccadilly

Fri November 10, 2023 at 1:28 pmThu November 9, 2023 at 12:01 am by Mister Sting

“In this puzzle, solvers play HIDE AND SEEK, whereby the answer to each clue is concealed within it, as is the definition for another answer. The pattern linking definitions and answers is to be discovered. Clues are listed in conventional order, and solvers must add bars so that the completed grid shows 180° rotational symmetry. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended; one answer is a prefix and one proper noun has a two-word definition.”