#264: Man Crush

Hi all! A mostly ordinary 15x15 grid for you all this week. I (and my grid, perhaps! 🕵️) wish everyone a happy 2025—good luck! (squares.io, parses)

#263: Legal Briefs (Extra Tricky!)

Merry Christmas! To celebrate, I've set what I consider to be a fiendishly difficult puzzle to fill up all your copious free time this week. 😈 Good luck—you may need it! (squares.io, parses) Thank you to Liari and MP for testing this puzzle.

#262: Impulse Buy

Hi all! An ordinary 15x15 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thank you to Liari and MP for testing this puzzle.

#261: Infinity Pool

Hi all! An ordinary 15x15 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thank you to Liari and MP for testing this puzzle.

#260: Pips to the Post

Hi all! An ordinary 15x15 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thank you to Liari and MP for testing this puzzle.

#259: Left Winger

Hi all! An intentionally-shaped 15x15 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thank you to Liari and MP for testing this puzzle.

#258: Plot Maps

Hi all! A smaller 13x13 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thank you to Liari and MP for testing this puzzle.

#257: Lies and Statistics

Hi all! An ordinary 15x15 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses)

#256: Devil's Drink

Hi all! A (mostly 😈) ordinary 15x15 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thank you to Liari and MP for testing this puzzle.

#255: Special Forces

Hi all! An ordinary 15x15 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thank you to Liari and MP for testing this puzzle.

#254: Sunshine and Roses

Hi all! An ordinary 15x15 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thank you to Liari and MP for testing this puzzle.

#253: Breakneck Speed

Hi all! An ordinary 15x15 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thank you to Liari and MP for testing this puzzle.

#252: Numbers Game

Hi all! A 15x15 grid with rather more obscure words and phrases than I usually do—good luck! All solutions may be found in the Collins online dictionary. (squares.io, parses) Thank you to Liari and MP for testing this puzzle.

OUTTAKE 28: General Knowledge 13 "Unbeatable Enemies"

Hi all! A trivia grid for the week—good luck! (squares.io) Thanks to MP and Liari for testing.

#251: Source Code

Hi all! An ordinary 15x15 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thank you to Liari and MP for testing this puzzle.

#250: Stark Raving

Hi all! To celebrate 250 grids on this blog, here's a perhaps-slightly-harder 15x15 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thank you to Liari and MP for testing this puzzle.

#249: Drink Dry

Hi all! A smaller 13x13 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thank you to Liari and MP for testing this puzzle.

#248: Fruit Salad

Hi all! An ordinary 15x15 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses)

#247: Neverending Story

Hi all! An ordinary 15x15 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thank you to Liari and MP for testing this puzzle.

#246: Unrequited Love

Hi all! An ordinary 15x15 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thank you to Liari and MP for testing this puzzle.

#245: Fashion Forward

Hi all! Since we hadn't had one in a while, here's an A-Z jigsaw—good luck! I recommend the squares.io link for easier solving. (parses).

#244: Transport Infrastructure

Hi all! An ordinary 15x15 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thank you to Liari and MP for testing this puzzle.

#243: Smooth Feathers

Hi all! A smaller 13x13 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thank you to Matt for testing this puzzle.

#242: Musical Arts

Hi all! An ordinary 15x15 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thank you to Liari and MP for testing this puzzle.

#241: Freedom Fighter

Hi all! An ordinary 15x15 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thank you to Liari and MP for testing this puzzle.

#240: Magical Realms

Hi all! An ordinary 15x15 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thank you to Liari and MP for testing this puzzle.

OUTTAKE 27: General Knowledge 12 "Ordered by Surname"

Hi all! A trivia grid for the week—good luck! (squares.io) Thanks to MP and Liari for testing.

#239: Scotch Egg

Hi all! An ordinary 15x15 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thank you to Liari and MP for testing this puzzle.

#238: Peninsular War

Hi all! A smaller 13x13 grid for you all this week—see if you can work out where I've been while I constructed this one! (squares.io, parses) Thank you to Liari and MP for testing this puzzle.

#237: Paradise Lost

Hi all! An ordinary 15x15 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thank you to Liari and MP for testing this puzzle.

#236: Play Conkers?

Hi all! An ordinary 15x15 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thank you to Liari and MP for testing this puzzle.

#235: Gun Runner

Hi all! A 15x15 grid with rather more obscure words and phrases than I usually do—good luck! All solutions may be found in the Collins online dictionary. (squares.io, parses) Thank you to Liari and MP for testing this puzzle.

#234: Flat Key

Hi all! An ordinary 15x15 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thank you to Liari and MP for testing this puzzle.

OUTTAKE 26: General Knowledge 11 "Treasure Hunt"

Hi all! A trivia grid for the weekend—good luck! (squares.io) Thanks to MP and Liari for testing.

#233: Canal Boat

Hi all! An ordinary 15x15 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thank you to Liari and MP for testing this puzzle.

#232: Stoke Flames

Hi all! A smaller 13x13 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses)

#231: Running Clothes

Hi all! An ordinary 15x15 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thank you to Liari and MP for testing this puzzle.

#230: Hurdles Event

Hi all! An ordinary 15x15 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thank you to Liari and MP for testing this puzzle.

#229: Beatlemania

Hi all! A smaller 13x13 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses)

#228: Silly and Sweet

Hi all! An ordinary 15x15 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thank you to Liari and MP for testing this puzzle.

#227: Flight of Fancy

Hi all! An ordinary 15x15 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thank you to Liari and MP for testing this puzzle.

#226: Bio Tech

Hi all! An ordinary 15x15 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thank you to Liari and MP for testing this puzzle.

#225: Gunboat Diplomacy

Hi all! To celebrate 225 = 15x15 grids, here's a— 13x13 grid, for some reason. Good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thanks to Liari and MP for testing.

#224: Petit Fours

Hi all! An ordinary 15x15 grid for you all this week (except that every clue has exactly four words in it)—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thanks to Liari and MP for testing.

#223: Number Three

Hi all! An ordinary 15x15 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thanks to Liari and MP for testing.

#222: Hot Outlaw

Hi all! An ordinary 15x15 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thanks to Liari and MP for testing.

#221: Shot Put

Hi all! An ordinary 15x15 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses)

OUTTAKE 25: Packing Crates 4

Hello everyone! For this outtake, another 'Crate Packing' puzzle! :D The rules are are follows (all clues are straight):
1. each row (1-15) is a sequence of two words, as clued on the left.
2. each crate (A-Ū) contains a single word, clued on the right alphabetically by answer.
Good luck!

Spreadsheet version: crates 4 sheet
Answers: crates 4 solution

#220: Break Bread

Hi all! Another barred grid this week, but I'm not making these a regular thing (the construction takes far too long!)—good luck! (squares.io, parses)

OUTTAKE 24: Spiral Puzzle "Jewel Thief"

Hi all! A spiral puzzle off the books with concise clues for you—good luck! (squares.io) No AmuseLabs embedding this time for formatting reasons, so you'll have to make do with the squares.io webpage.

#219: Invisible Ink

Hi all! A smaller 13x13 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thanks to Liari and MP for testing.

#218: Social Graces

Hi all! An ordinary 15x15 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thanks to Liari and MP for testing.

#217: Strike Gold

Hi all! An ordinary 15x15 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thanks to Liari and MP for testing, even though I've kept 1 across as is. 😎

#216: Cheap Trick

Hi all! Something different this week with a barred 9x9 where every cell is checked—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thanks to Liari and MP for testing.

#215: Troublemaker

Hi all! A smaller 13x13 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thanks to Liari and MP for testing.

#214: Golf Clap

Hi all! An ordinary 15x15 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses) Thanks to Magnolia for testing.

OUTTAKE 23: General Knowledge 10 "Adventure Games"

Hi all! Just another midweek trivia grid—good luck! (squares.io) Thanks to MP and Liari for testing.

#213: Yes or No?

Hi all! A pretty ordinary 15x15 for you all this week, with a rather niche theme connecting twelve of the answers—good luck! (squares.io, parses)

#212: Spin Doctor

Happy New Year! An ordinary 15x15 grid for you all this week—good luck! (squares.io, parses)