A brisk solve, solidly clued and with some notably smooth surfaces.
Independent 10842 / Vigo
Vigo presents the Independent puzzle on theme day. It was only when blogging the puzzle that I remembered that Tuesday puzzles usually have a theme. A scan of the grid … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1,130/Matilda
A Quiptic from Matilda that mainly did what it is intended to do. I do have a couple of niggles, however. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,835 by MOO
Thanks to Moo for a very pleasant Monday morning crossword.
Independent 10,841/Silvanus
Silvanus is a regular, but comparatively infrequent, setter for the Indy and the Sindy. This puzzle was just right for the Monday slot, I thought. What did you think? Abbreviations cd cryptic definition … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,495 by Pan
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28495.
Everyman 3,899
The Observer crossword from July 4, 2021
Good crossword this week, and only one away from another centenary.
Independent on Sunday 1,637/Angel
This appears to be Angel’s third Indy puzzle, which I enjoyed solving and blogging. On which note, and slightly scarily, this is my 700th blog for Fifteensquared. Unusually for the Sindy, there is … Read more >>
Azed No. 2,560 Plain – Competition Puzzle
AZED 2,560 Plain – Competition Puzzle
Independent 10,840 by Tees (Sat 10th July)
Our Prog Rock loving setter has gone a bit harder with this puzzle … … music-wise that is, with an appearance by Led Zeppelin and their astonishingly accurate young look-alikes hard rock band … Read more >>
Guardian 28,488 / Brummie
I found I was very much on Brummie’s wavelength, so romped through this one. (I do the Private Eye crossword, so I’m used to his style from his other incarnation as Cyclops there, … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,833 by WANDERER
A solid challenge from WANDERER today that I needed a little bit of help with, to get across the line. Thanks for the treat, WANDERER.
Guardian 28,493 / Pasquale
Pasquale rounds off the week with an interesting and enjoyable puzzle. Apart from the exotic bird in 14dn, there were no words which were new to me or particularly obscure. The cluing is … Read more >>
Independent 10,839 by Phi
It’s Phi-day again!
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