Never knowingly undersolved
This was the bumper Guardian Christmas crossword by Maskarade, with a theme of place names around Great Britain. We thought this was a good theme, and an impressive grid fill – it was … Read more >>
Perhaps the day after a bank holiday is like a Monday, because this had a very Mondayish (or even Quiptic-ish) feel, with very straightforward clueing throughout. Thanks to Chifonie. … Read more >>
Happy New Year to all at fifteensquared!
It’s been almost 6 months since we last blogged a Monk puzzle, so we were delighted to find one of his puzzles as our first blog of the new decade.
Redshank provides this morning’s FT puzzle.
Eccles has provided our first cryptic challenge of 2020, an occasion which is suitably marked at 18. I found this to be a standard, medium-difficulty puzzle, as one might expect to appear in … Read more >>
Ever think you’re missing something?
Puzzles 1628 – 1679
As usual at Christmas, the FT gives us an expanded (23×23) crossword set by Gozo involving some extra puzzle. This year’s extra puzzle, spotting the names of Christmas carols, seemed easier than most … Read more >>
A stylish end to the year.
Well, we’ve come to the end of another year and so it is time for me to thank the Fifteensquared blogging team for the time and effort they have put in during the … Read more >>
A puzzle by Eclogue kept us entertained over Christmas The preamble stated that "Four clues each contain an extra word which should be removed prior to solving. These four words … Read more >>
Skinny debuts in the daily Independent today. There have been Skinny puzzles in the Independent on Sunday before now but not in the daily version. There’s a definite theme to … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28017. At least there is one very simple clue, in 9A, but most of the rest took a fair amount of thought. There are a couple of … Read more >>
Apologies for the late blog, but blame the Grauniad, not me. A fine end to the Quiptic year, with a puzzle from Carpathian that does exactly what it says on the tin. For … Read more >>