Thankfully a reasonably kind first challenge for us on fifteensquared.
Month: March 2015
Financial Times 14,874 – Dante
After last week’s more challenging Gaff we’re back on familiar territory with a pleasant Dante.
Financial Times 14,873 by Magwitch
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 7, 2015 I enjoyed this Magwitch puzzle, finding it fairly easy except for 8d, …
Guardian 26,522 by Pasquale
A somewhat tricky Pasquale, he does like his obscure words doesn’t he?
Independent 8,868 by Dac
There is never anything new to say about Dac. As usual this is a thoroughly neat and satisfactory crossword. I found it a little harder than Dac usually is, although when I look back at the clues there seems to be no reason for this.
Definitions underlined.
Financial Times 14,882 by AARDVARK
Another fine crossword from Aardvark, very enjoyable all the way thorugh. Thank you Aardvark.
Inquisitor 1376: Target by Dysart
Fond memories of Dysart puzzles – usually pretty tough but highly enjoyable & satisfying. Preamble: Five characters involved in a 6 …
Independent 8867 / Crosophile
An interesting twist to this puzzle from Crosophile – at first sight, a rather odd reference in 1AC to seven other clues. …
Financial Times 14881 Phssthpok
(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to …
Financial Times 14881 with Picture Quiz
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) A slightly harder …
Guardian 26,521 by Brummie
The puzzle may be found athttp://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26521.
Guardian 26,520 / Chifonie
A change from Rufus on a Monday but a similar mix of anagrams and charades – no cryptic definitions, though, which will …
Guardian Quiptic 800/Hectence
Good puzzle from Hectence, and it came together nicely once I’d got a foothold; but some seriously tricky ones in here, for …
Independent 8866/Kairos
The last time I blogged a Kairos puzzle I was a bit grumpy about it, but I thought this was a terrific …
Cyclops 554: Never a dull moment
Medium-difficulty for a Cyclops, I think — I finished all but 23a without much trouble, then had to resort to Google for …