Fifteensquared – Page 983 – Never knowingly undersolved

Guardian 26,635 by Vlad

Tue July 28, 2015 at 2:45 pm by flashling

Sorry I’m not able to give full justice to this great crossword

Independent 8,981 / Hieroglyph

Tue July 28, 2015 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Hieroglyph is occupying this week’s Tuesday slot, with one of his themed puzzles for us to crack. Like the themed puzzle of his that I blogged on bird species, there are a couple … Read more >>

Independent 8980/mystery setter (update: it’s Raich)

Mon July 27, 2015 at 10:32 amMon July 27, 2015 at 7:30 am by Pierre

Bonjour! Not quite sure what’s occurring here, because in the online version it was unnumbered and the compiler wasn’t shown. So I hope I’ve blogged the right puzzle on the right day. A … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 819 Pan

Tue July 28, 2015 at 1:38 amMon July 27, 2015 at 4:08 am by scchua

(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) Thanks to Pan for a puzzle … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 819 with Picture Quiz

Tue July 28, 2015 at 1:45 amMon July 27, 2015 at 4:00 am by scchua

(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) Thanks to Pan for a puzzle that’s par for the Quiptic genre. Definitions are … Read more >>

Guardian 26,634 by Rufus

Mon July 27, 2015 at 2:11 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26634.

Beelzebub 1,324

Sun July 26, 2015 at 11:18 amSun July 26, 2015 at 1:00 am by Simon Harding

I know that Gaufrid has been finding Beelzebub to be leaning towards the easier end of the spectrum recently. I can’t say I’ve always found the same, but certainly this one all came … Read more >>

Azed 2250 – “27 Across”

Sun July 26, 2015 at 8:51 amSun July 26, 2015 at 12:05 am by Andrew

After the lunch in Wolfson College, Oxford, last Saturday to celebrate number 2250, we were lucky enough to be invited back to Azed’s house (and wonderful garden) for tea and cake. I asked him … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1326/Commoner

Sun July 26, 2015 at 12:01 am by Pierre

I did enjoy this one, but there was some stuff in it which was certainly tricky for an IoS puzzle. Which is blogger-speak for ‘I can’t parse one or two’. … Read more >>

Everyman 3,589 (July 19)

Sun July 26, 2015 at 12:01 am by PeterO

the puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3589.

Guardian Prize 26,627 / Puck

Sat July 25, 2015 at 12:02 am by Eileen

I know I’m not the only one to be sorely missing Saturday ‘Araubeticals’ [© Muck] and it was a real joy to find this one from Puck, one of my favourite setters. It … Read more >>

Independent 8973 by Rorschach (Saturday Prize Puzzle 18 July 2015)

Fri August 28, 2015 at 10:33 pmSat July 25, 2015 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

So, how did you get on with this particular Rorschach test? Did you see a beautiful pattern; was there some deep psychological revelation; or was it a ‘blot’ on your week?! I found … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations 1182 Sticky End by Ferret

Fri July 24, 2015 at 10:23 pmFri July 24, 2015 at 9:08 pm by twencelas

A new setter for me to blog – we’ve got 7 clashes, extra letters in the wordplay, three semicircles to draw and some names to find – Maybe I will come to a … Read more >>

Independent 8,978 by Phi

Fri January 31, 2020 at 10:07 amFri July 24, 2015 at 10:18 am by John

Phi’s usual nice crossword. He is good at making a clue not all that easy to solve; yet once one has done it and is looking back, it is often quite obvious. I found nothing controversial here, although I nearly elicited a whole lot of responses explaining how 16dn worked.

Definitions in italics.

Guardian 26,632 by Screw

Fri July 24, 2015 at 3:36 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26632.