Never knowingly undersolved
Friday 23rd-Sunday 25th October 2026 I’m pleased to announce that the York Sloggers & Betters event is once again scheduled for “Clock Weekend”, allowing everyone an extra hour to recover from Friday and … Read more >>
A fun solve – my favourites were 10ac, 11ac, and 12ac. Many thanks to Brummie.
Good to see Kairos again; it’s a while since he lined up with my blog schedule.
A great way to start the day.
Thank you to Gaff. Definitions are underlined in the clues.
This week’s Inquisitor is set by Phi, the most prolific setter of Inquisitor puzzles. Phi also sets daily puzzles for the Independent and the Guardian (as Pangakupu).
Chandler is more commonly seen as a setter of Quiptics and Quick Cryptics, but has upped the difficulty level a little in this puzzle. There are some easier clues too, with a couple of nice anagrams, and elegant surfaces. Thanks to Chandler.
I’m a stranger in these parts: I normally give here a link to the crossword, but to find where the Independent hides theirs would take me more time than I can .reasonably afford
One for the linguists (and maybe the mathematicians?)
A pleasing and reasonably accessible puzzle from Hubble to get the crosswording week in the Independent underway.
MOO kicks off the week…
A slightly tougher than normal Monday puzzle from Vulcan?
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 21, 2026
Budmo in the Quiptic slot this week, with an accessible and enjoyable puzzle.
Another superb Sunday puzzle from Filbert
Most of the usual things are here and highlighted in the grid. A pleasant crossword from Everyman, and the only criticisms are not very major and indicated in the blog.
Definitions in crimson (?? It looks as if I’ve made a mistake in setting things: the answers are in crimson but not the definitions; sorry), underlined. Indicators (homophone, hidden, containment, anagram, juxtaposition, etc) in italics. Anagrams indicated *(like this) or (like this)*. Link-words in green.