Fifteensquared – Page 281 – Never knowingly undersolved

Financial Times 17,433 by Leonidas

Sat June 10, 2023 at 1:15 pmSat June 10, 2023 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Weekend puzzle from the FT of June 3, 2023

Guardian 29,092 / Picaroon

Fri June 9, 2023 at 10:16 am by Eileen

What’s this? Picaroon with Special Instructions? On a weekday? Several times lately Picaroon has taken to hiding his themes until midway through the down clues, thus frustrating solvers like me who tackle the … Read more >>

Independent 11,438 by Phi

Fri June 9, 2023 at 8:26 am by Bertandjoyce

Bert has been completing most of our blogs for a while, leaving Joyce to carry out the final checks. Today however, it’s Joyce blogging the Phi puzzle ……..

Financial Times 17,438 by MUDD

Fri June 9, 2023 at 8:00 am by Turbolegs

A fun challenge from MUDD this Friday.

Financial Times 17,437 by GURNEY

Thu June 8, 2023 at 7:32 am by loonapick

Gurney is the setter of today's FT crossword.

Independent 11,437 / Twin

Thu June 8, 2023 at 6:31 am by RatkojaRiku

Twin, a compiler with whose work I am not yet that familiar, has set today’s crossword. I thoroughly enjoyed solving this puzzle ,and I particularly appreciated its sound clues and lack of overly … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 29,091 by Jack

Thu June 8, 2023 at 2:23 am by manehi

An enjoyable and tricky solve – I was glad to get several of the long solutions early on. Favourites were 8ac, 9ac, 11ac, 18ac, 1dn, 2dn, and 14dn. Thanks to Jack for the puzzle

Enigmatic Variations No. 1592: Warning by Gaston

Sat April 12, 2025 at 11:14 amThu June 8, 2023 at 12:01 am by Kitty

Hello all.

Financial Times 17,436 by IO

Wed June 7, 2023 at 10:32 am by Oriel

Many thanks to IO for this morning’s challenge.

Guardian 29,090 – Philistine

Wed June 7, 2023 at 7:28 am by Andrew

Quite a quick solve for me on this one, though I was held up a little at the end in the SW corner (for no obvious reason). Thanks to Philistine for an enjoyable … Read more >>

Independent 11436 / Bluth

Wed June 7, 2023 at 7:25 am by duncanshiell

Eccles appears every second Wednesday, but between his puzzles we never know who we are going to find. This Wednesday we have a puzzle from Bluth. Bluth often gives us … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1805: Goal by Chalicea

Tue June 6, 2023 at 10:00 am by duncanshiell

Chalicea, a frequent Inquisitor setter, probably completes Ladies month with this puzzle entitled Goal, We had a fairly short preamble, as follows: The perimeter contains two partnerships, one appropriately oriented, … Read more >>

Independent 11,435 by Alchemi

Tue June 6, 2023 at 9:00 am by Quirister

Tuesday fun from Alchemi today.

Guardian Cryptic 29,089 by Brendan

Tue June 6, 2023 at 8:29 am by loonapick

Apologies to early commenters especially those who helped me with BEAM (KVa and Peter Owen) and POWERS (NeilW) as I have now updated the blog in a better format and I have been unable to transfer over your comments.