Fifteensquared – Page 955 – Never knowingly undersolved

Financial Times 15,077 – Dante

Sat November 14, 2015 at 4:34 pmThu November 12, 2015 at 12:05 am by Sil

Monday Prize Crossword / Nov 2, 2015

On the day that the Guardian had a Rufus-less Monday, the FT gave us a typical puzzle from his alter ego.

Financial Times 15,076 by Goliath

Thu November 12, 2015 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 31, 2015

Independent 9,072 / Dac

Wed November 11, 2015 at 2:10 pm by RatkojaRiku

Dac’s latest puzzle lay in store for us this Wednesday morning, as expected. I found this to be par for the course in terms of difficulty for a Dac puzzle, with two thirds … Read more >>

Financial Times 15085 by SAYANG

Wed November 11, 2015 at 2:08 pmWed November 11, 2015 at 10:29 am by PeeDee

I have not blogged a Sayang puzzle before. I enjoyed this.

Guardian 26,726 – Brummie

Wed November 11, 2015 at 8:04 am by Andrew

I rattled through most of this pretty quickly, helped by a lot of anagrams and some other rather obvious clues. I have a nagging worry that I’m missing a theme here, but I … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1410: Not to Mention . . . by Charybdis

Wed November 11, 2015 at 12:01 am by Hihoba

Possibly the best Inquisitor puzzle ever? Certainly one of my favourites! Thanks to Charybdis for hours of fun. Difficulty level was just right for me, and the denouement, just stunning! It made me … Read more >>

Financial Times 15084 by GURNEY

Tue November 10, 2015 at 12:06 pm by loonapick

A fairly straightforward Tuesday morning…

Guardian Cryptic 26725 by Philistine

Tue November 10, 2015 at 12:02 pmTue November 10, 2015 at 10:14 am by flashling

Special instructions – 4 clues had no definition. I found this a bit of struggle to get going with some unusual clue formations.

Independent 9071 / Hieroglyph

Tue November 10, 2015 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

I have blogged a number of puzzles by Hieroglyph recently and continue to enjoy them Clearly there is a theme in today’s puzzle where Hieroglyph has managed to get a … Read more >>

Independent 9070 by Vigo

Mon November 9, 2015 at 1:48 pmMon November 9, 2015 at 9:00 am by NealH

* = anagram [] = removed A(mpere) = abbreviation This was a very nice thematic puzzle based on cops and criminals. There was fun to be had not just in solving the clues … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 834/Moley

Mon November 9, 2015 at 8:19 am by Pierre

A fine Quiptic from Moley. Just right for engaging brain on a Monday morning. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26724 by Rufus

Mon November 9, 2015 at 2:07 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26724.

Private Eye / Cyclops 559 – Shabby Diplomat

Mon November 9, 2015 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

This puzzle was not a hard as some Eye grids of late, till the last few – notably those <50% checked lights. Particularly fine smut in clue for 15A Across 1 SKIMPY … Read more >>

Everyman 3604

Sun November 8, 2015 at 1:00 am by Matt

First Lady seen with stationer, an ordinary joe (8)

Beelzebub 1339

Sun November 8, 2015 at 1:00 am by Gaufrid

I found this rather easy by Beelzebub standards because there were many straightforward clues to common words and even the more obscure entries were readily determined from the clear and simple wordplay. . … Read more >>