Fifteensquared – Page 633 – Never knowingly undersolved

Independent 10,201 by Tees

Mon June 24, 2019 at 9:09 am by NealH

A fairly typical Tees puzzle with a nice mixture of clues and some snippets of general knowledge thrown in.

Private Eye (Cyclops/653) Peacock Tonsure

Mon June 24, 2019 at 9:27 pmMon June 24, 2019 at 3:00 am by beermagnet

An Eye puzzle on the hard side this time, but still on puerile form. Solving, I found this more of a struggle than usual. While there were a few that fell quickly at … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1,530 by Silvanus

Sun June 23, 2019 at 10:30 am by Kitty

The puzzle can be found here. Hello all. Today we have an enjoyable puzzle from Silvanus. It’s also a pangram, not that I noticed until just now. Thanks Silvanus! Definitions are underlined … Read more >>

Azed 2453

Sun June 23, 2019 at 12:05 am by Andrew

Apart from a couple of stragglers at the end, I found this very much on the easy end of the Azed scale. As usual the precise clueing makes even the more obscure answers … Read more >>

Everyman 3,792

Sun June 23, 2019 at 12:00 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3792.

Independent 10,200 by Klingsor (Saturday Puzzle 22 June 2019)

Sat June 22, 2019 at 10:00 am by mc_rapper67

Two Saturday Klingsors in a row for me, after his ton-up Indy 10,170 five weeks ago… …and, as always, a pleasure to solve and blog, although no theme-ette or Nina this time, unless … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 27,848 / Picaroon

Sat June 22, 2019 at 8:24 amSat June 22, 2019 at 12:02 am by Eileen

It’s a real treat to find a Picaroon puzzle to solve on a Saturday and especially when I’m down to blog it. The solving was mostly straightforward, with characteristically meticulous and witty cluing … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No.1386 – Suitable Powder by Oxymoron

Sat June 22, 2019 at 12:01 am by Mister Sting

“In SUITABLE POWDER, two letters must be removed from the answers in each row and column and placed at either end of that row/column. All answers are affected and the leftmost/uppermost omitted letters are to be placed in the leftmost/uppermost cell of the column/row. Solvers must complete the grid and highlight a symmetrically disposed representation of the perimeter (6,4). Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.”

Guardian Cryptic 27853 Tramp

Fri June 21, 2019 at 11:21 amFri June 21, 2019 at 10:25 am by scchua

Thanks to Tramp for the themed puzzle. Definitions are underlined in the clues. And by the way, Toy Story 4 was recently released. Across 1 Is Mr Potato Head to cry around fellow … Read more >>

Independent 10,199 by Serpent

Fri June 21, 2019 at 7:34 pmFri June 21, 2019 at 9:30 am by John

The usual highly enjoyable crossword from Serpent. There are some very cleverly-concealed definitions; this sometimes results in [see below]

Definitions underlined, in maroon. Anagram indicators in italics.

Financial Times 16,199 by BRADMAN

Fri June 21, 2019 at 3:58 am by Turbolegs

A brisk workout from BRADMAN this Friday, thanks to whom for dishing out a good challenge for solvers making the move up from beginners to the next level (intermediates??).