Fifteensquared – Page 90 – Never knowingly undersolved

Firstly thanks to Cagey for bringing a puzzle along last Saturday. Given the fact that there was obviously a theme to it, we thought it would be helpful to provide a blog.

THIS is Cagey’s puzzle.

The preamble states:

Having seen 1, unreferenced entries show the subsequent line as described in 36 by 16, 32. To fully appreciate the scene one row must be regarded in its entirety, but ignoring the contributions from the two unreferenced verticals.

One clue comprises wordplay only.

With thanks to ‘Bertandjoyce’ for organising the event and to Karla and Shark for testing this.

Independent 12,067 by Dalibor

Thu June 12, 2025 at 8:14 am by Bertandjoyce

A welcome return for Dalibor today.

Enigmatic Variations 1697 The Name of the Game II by Ranunculus

Thu June 12, 2025 at 12:06 pmThu June 12, 2025 at 8:00 am by twencelas

As we approach the summer we have the Name of the game II – a sequel to The name of the game. A perimeter to fill with a quotation and 12 missing letters in clues that enable its author to be found. The quotation then needs to be extended over itself.

Guardian 29,719 by Fed

Thu June 12, 2025 at 7:56 am by manehi

A very enjoyable solve with clever surfaces. My favourites were 1a, 10ac, 11ac, 2/17, and 16dn. Thanks to Fed

Financial Times 18,079 by JASON

Thu June 12, 2025 at 7:01 am by loonapick

Jason is today's compiler.

Independent 12,066 / Eccles

Wed June 11, 2025 at 1:20 pm by RatkojaRiku

Eccles has set this week’s mid-week puzzle, as is his wont.

Financial Times 18,078 by GOLIATH

Wed June 11, 2025 at 7:34 am by Oriel

An enjoyable start to the day.

Guardian 29,718 – Paul

Wed June 11, 2025 at 8:25 amWed June 11, 2025 at 6:57 am by Andrew

A bit of an American flavour (or should that be flavor?) to this one, with the NW corner holding me up for a while at the end. Full of ingenuity and wit as always. Thanks to Paul.