Fifteensquared – Page 291 – Never knowingly undersolved

Financial Times 17403 Julius

Tue May 2, 2023 at 7:32 amTue May 2, 2023 at 6:48 am by scchua

Thank you to Julius. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Take drugs, emaciated, drawn, shabby (3-5) DOG-EARED : [DO GEAR](take/use illegal drugs/gear) + “emaciated” minus all its inner letters (drawn/drained from). … Read more >>

Azed 2653

Tue May 2, 2023 at 12:01 am by duncanshiell

We have a plain Azed puzzle this week, as is often the case mid month. I wonder how often Azed uses entries that appear under the same headword entry in … Read more >>

Independent 11,404 by Saladin

Mon May 1, 2023 at 9:00 am by NealH

I've not seen Saladin before, so I'm not sure if it's a new compiler or it's a pseudonym used for a special purpose.

Guardian Quiptic 1,224/Chandler

Mon May 1, 2023 at 4:55 pmMon May 1, 2023 at 8:34 am by Pierre

Another fine Quiptic from one of the more recent additions to the setting stable for this slot. Bravo/Brava to Chandler. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram … Read more >>

Financial Times 17,402 by ZAMORCA

Mon May 1, 2023 at 8:14 am by Teacow

ZAMORCA provides the fun this bank holiday Monday….

Guardian Cryptic 29,058 by Carpathian

Mon May 1, 2023 at 1:49 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29058.

Financial Times Sunday No.2 – News by Basilisk

Thu January 22, 2026 at 4:11 pmSun April 30, 2023 at 1:30 am by Widdersbel

The second in the FT’s new online-only Sunday series is the April edition of its monthly News Puzzle, brought to us by Basilisk. Find it on the FT website to print or solve interactively, or via the FT’s smartphone app.

Everyman 3,992

Wed May 3, 2023 at 10:46 amSun April 30, 2023 at 12:48 am by John

Not a lot to say about this crossword: Everyman seems to get better every time I blog. I have slight misgivings in places, but will no doubt be corrected.

Definitions in crimson, underlined. Indicators (homophone, reversal, anagram, juxtaposition, etc) in italics. Link-words in green. Anagrams indicated *(like this) or (like this)*.