Never knowingly undersolved
Eccles has provided a puzzle for the last Wednesday slot of 2021. After some of the tougher cruciverbal challenges of the Christmas weekend, it was nice to have a more accessible, but nonetheless … Read more >>
Skylark’s fifth Inquisitor. I first encountered her on her first foray into the Inquisitor genre when I blogged 1614, the Abbey Road puzzle. All her offerings have been interesting and this was no … Read more >>
Qaos is today's Guardian setter.
Bartholomew is the setter today. I can’t find any previous puzzles by Bartholomew on fifteensquared, so I thought we must have a new setter. However, I cam up with another idea whilst writing … Read more >>
A textbook Quiptic from the Don. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed definitions are underlined Across 1 Reveal end … Read more >>
A rare chance for me to blog a Monk puzzle – he doesn’t often crop up on a Monday. I found this a medium difficulty puzzle (there’s one clue I’m not sure of, … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28638.
If you’re going to have a less than serious Crimbo-themed puzzle, who better to put i/c than Hoskins? I am usually to be found in the Bah! Humbug! camp when it comes to … Read more >>
The Observer crossword from December 19, 2021
It’s Boxing Day today and so my sincerest Season’s Greetings to all solvers (and to Everyman, of course).
Let’s hope 2022 will be a somewhat better year.
But didn’t we say a thing like that a year ago?
Notice: the blog for this puzzle will be published a week later than usual on Sunday 2nd January, the day after the closing date for entries.
‘Tis the day before Christmas and all through the house
Not a creature is stirring, not even a mouse;
The children are nestled all snug in their beds;
but the adults have a Phi to solve to challenge their heads!
Morph has provided us with a splendid cruciverbal challenge to ease us into the Christmas weekend. The grid is an interesting one, accommodating four long down entries but no long across ones. I … Read more >>
My first time blogging this setter , and came up quite short. Thanks Trunk, for the sound thumping.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28637.
A no-show by the scheduled blogger so here is an analysis of the clues with no further commentary. Across 6 River bend with profundity (6) DEEPLY – DEE (river) PLY (bend) 7 Fail … Read more >>