Fifteensquared – Page 646 – Never knowingly undersolved

Independent 10127 by Morph

Fri March 29, 2019 at 10:40 amFri March 29, 2019 at 9:37 am by John

Phi was not on his usual day, so I realised that something special was happening.

Definitions underlined, in maroon. Anagram indicators in italics.

Financial Times 16,128 by WANDERER

Fri March 29, 2019 at 5:32 am by Turbolegs

An excellent challenge from WANDERER this Friday. Rarely see so many interwoven clues in a single crossword. Needed dictionary verification for a couple of new words for me.

Guardian Cryptic 27,781 by Enigmatist

Sat March 30, 2019 at 2:08 amFri March 29, 2019 at 1:50 am by manehi

Very tough going, with a quite a bit of checking and parsing after the fact. Favourites were 17ac, 26/6, 7dn, and 18/28. Thanks to Enigmatist for the workout. Edit: and congratulations to Enigmatist – thanks to crypticsue for pointing out that this is the 40th anniversary of John’s first Guardian puzzle.

Independent 10125 by Phi

Thu March 28, 2019 at 8:02 am by Bertandjoyce

Well, this is our second Phi blog in two weeks! Is there something special going on tomorrow? Or is this just indicative or maybe more meaningful?

Financial Times 16,127 by REDSHANK

Thu March 28, 2019 at 7:07 am by loonapick

Redshank’s puzzle in this morning’s FT is a joy to solve.

Guardian 27,780 – Vlad

Thu March 28, 2019 at 7:04 am by Andrew

By Vladian standards I found that I filled the grid quite quickly. Parsing some of the clues was a lot trickier though. Thanks to Vlad for the challenge. … Read more >>

Financial Times 16,117 by Goliath

Thu March 28, 2019 at 10:41 amThu March 28, 2019 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 16, 2019

Financial Times 16,126 by GOZO

Wed March 27, 2019 at 10:24 amWed March 27, 2019 at 9:38 am by PeeDee

An unusual challenge this morning. Thank you Gozo.

Independent 10,125 / Eccles

Wed March 27, 2019 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Eccles has provided this week’s Wednesday teaser. I found this to be a puzzle of two halves in that I sped through the top half of the grid before needing to work harder … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,779 by Picaroon

Wed March 27, 2019 at 7:56 amWed March 27, 2019 at 7:08 am by loonapick

A tough but fair challenge from Picaroon.

Inquisitor 1586: Carte Blanche by Eclogue

Wed March 27, 2019 at 12:01 am by Hihoba

First, a mention of the sad news accompanying this puzzle, that Schadenfreude is no more. I was in awe for many years of the creativity of his puzzles and the accuracy of his … Read more >>

Financial Times 16,125 by JASON

Tue March 26, 2019 at 8:35 am by Grant Baynham

A more than usually diverting Tuesday puzzle.

Independent 10124 / Wire

Tue March 26, 2019 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

This is the second Wire crossword I have blogged. The first one had a theme based on The Wind in the Willows; Have we got a theme today? I think … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27,778 by Qaos

Tue March 26, 2019 at 3:26 amTue March 26, 2019 at 2:50 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27778.