A witty, funny and delightful challenge from WANDERER got my Friday off to a very pleasant start. Thanks Wanderer!!
Financial Times 15,388 / Dogberry
As with yesterday’s Brendan in the Guardian, I downloaded this one on my way to bed. The difference was that I was able to solve several clues whilst it was printing out and … Read more >>
Guardian 27,032 – Tramp
I had been tipped off that Tramp was today’s setter, so was looking forward to this one. Lots of good fun as usual, though without (as far as I can see) any particular … Read more >>
Independent 9,378 / Serpent
This Thursday morning has seen my first blogging encounter with Serpent, who appears to be a fairly new supplier of Indy daily cryptics. For me, this was an enjoyable puzzle pitched at exactly … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,379 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword / Oct 24, 2016
For the second week in a row [very unusual for the FT] a Dante puzzle.
And a friendly one it was.
Financial Times 15,378 by Rosa Klebb
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 22, 2016
Financial Times 15,387 by GOZO
I enjoyed this very much indeed. Thank you Gozo.
Guardian 27,031 / Brendan
Well this one was certainly a challenge! I printed it out on my way to bed last night (or rather early this morning) and, as usual, had a quick run through the clues before … Read more >>
Independent 9377 / Tees
This is a puzzle with allusions common to many previous Tees puzzles. Tees likes his classics, history and mythology and the clues in today’s puzzle makes reference to characters or incidents … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1461: Elimination Contest by Eclogue
Eclogue is a fairly regular setter of Inquisitor puzzles. This is his eighth. I have blogged a couple of the previous one in January and November 2014. The preamble told … Read more >>
Independent 9,376 by Raich
This crossword from Raich is to the usual high standard that we have come to expect from him. All the clues seem to me to be neat and uncontroversial with good surfaces, and the theme is something you don’t really need to know in order to solve the crossword, which is as it should be.
Raich always seems to appear on Tuesdays, which I find a little hard to understand. I wouldn’t say this was a doddle, but it was much easier fare than the sort of stuff we often get on a Tuesday, a day which sometimes competes with Thursday for the title of ‘most difficult day’.
Financial Times 15,386 by NEO
Neo takes us to the polls today.
Guardian Cryptic 27,030 by Pasquale
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27030.
Another Anniversary!
Another year has passed and again we have reached the anniversary of the first blog being posted on Fifteensquared – this time it’s the 10th. So, what has been achieved during the last … Read more >>
Guardian 27,029 / Chifonie
This is my second Monday blog in a row to turn out to be Chifonie rather than Rufus and my third Chifonie in a row overall. I find I can repeat exactly what … Read more >>