Fifteensquared – Page 957 – Never knowingly undersolved

Inquisitor 1409: Additions by Samuel

Wed November 4, 2015 at 12:01 am by duncanshiell

Samuel is a prolific setter of barred crosswords (with a few blocked ones thrown in for good measure). He is also the editor of the Enigmatic Variations barred series in the Sunday Telegraph. … Read more >>

Independent 9065 by Alchemi

Tue November 3, 2015 at 11:07 amTue November 3, 2015 at 10:04 am by John

All very pleasing from Alchemi today. Some of the clues were nice and there seem to be no problems with any of them.

Financial Times 15078 by CRUX

Tue November 3, 2015 at 9:49 am by loonapick

Comments of a grumpy old man

Guardian 26,719 – Picaroon

Tue November 3, 2015 at 7:19 am by Andrew

An entertaining and not-too-difficult puzzle from Picaroon. I spotted the theme almost immediately from 9a and 10a, but it didn’t help greatly, as all of the 13 fish (shown in blue below) have … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26718 by Orlando

Mon November 2, 2015 at 9:26 am by flashling

Wot no Rufus? A relatively gentle Orlando is always a welcome change.

Quiptic 833 by Provis

Mon November 2, 2015 at 8:08 am by newmarketsausage

An enjoyable dip into the week’s cryptic waters from Quiptic regular Provis.

Independent 9064/Hob

Mon November 2, 2015 at 9:03 amMon November 2, 2015 at 7:30 am by Pierre

Like the rest of my fellow Monday Indy bloggers, I’ve given up on the first puzzle of the working week being the ‘easy one’ (although that was the only reason that I put … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1,338

Mon November 2, 2015 at 4:07 pmSun November 1, 2015 at 12:24 pm by Simon Harding

I don’t know whether the Lord of the Flies is wreaking his terrible vengeance upon us after Gaufrid recently accused his crosswords of being a bit too easy, but that’s two blog days … Read more >>

Guardian Genius 148 by Crucible

Sun November 1, 2015 at 2:58 pmSun November 1, 2015 at 8:39 am by mc_rapper67

A ‘centripetal’ jigsaw, with 20 clues in a mystery sequence, two unclued ‘kitchen items’, and a solitary square in the middle to be deduced as an ‘appropriate’ Roman numeral. Help! Stop the world, … Read more >>

Everyman 3603

Sun November 1, 2015 at 12:01 am by Pierre

A sound puzzle from Everyman this morning. One or two clues were a bit convoluted for my liking, but otherwise the usual approachable stuff. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double … Read more >>

AZED 2264

Sun November 1, 2015 at 8:33 amSun November 1, 2015 at 12:01 am by ilancaron

This time on the easier end of the Azed spectrum (did I just say that Azed is on the spectrum??). Didn’t find myself drowning in Chambers as much as dabbling. A question for readers: when should an archaic usage be indicated and when is it acceptable not to do so? Azed seems to be ambivalent.

Independent 1340 by Poins

Sun November 1, 2015 at 12:00 am by PeeDee

A straightforward Sunday puzzle. Thank you Poins.

Guardian Prize 26711 by Shed

Sat October 31, 2015 at 12:05 am by bridgesong

A very straightforward puzzle with no theme this week.

Independent Saturday Prize puzzle 9057 – Monk (24th Oct 2015)

Sat October 31, 2015 at 12:05 am by Bertandjoyce

This was a tricky puzzle, as we expect for a Saturday Prize offering, with some crafty misdirections and good surface readings, as we expect from Monk. 23d was definitely our clue of the … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations 1196: Epidemic by Nutmeg

Sat October 31, 2015 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

Some light(?) entertainment from Nutmeg in EPIDEMIC…although some ‘thinking outside the box’ may be required! The preamble states: “In EPIDEMIC, four unclued entries are of a kind and must be entered thematically, one … Read more >>