Original post: may contain spoilers: https://fifteensquared.net/2026/07/01/yours-truly-on-countdown/
YORK SLOGGERS & BETTERS 2026
Friday 23rd-Sunday 25th October 2026
Independent on Sunday 1,898 by Filbert
The puzzle is available to solve online or download here.
Guardian Quiptic 1390 Turnstone
Thank you to Turnstone. Definitions are underlined in the clues.
Everyman 4,159
The puzle may be found as a pdf at tinyurl.com/Everyman4159 or (behind a paywall or as a free trial) at https://observer.co.uk/puzzles/everyman/article/everyman-no-4159 in interactive form.
Azed No. 2,781
It is starting to feel like a privilege to have an Azed land on my rotation.
Independent 12,405 by Tyrus
The puzzle is available to solve online or download here.
Hello everyone. Today’s crossword took me less time than usual for this setter, but I don’t have a feel for whether Tyrus was going a smidge gentler on us in the heat or if I was on fire.
Guardian Quick Cryptic #119 by Garson
This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here
Guardian Prize 30,050 / Kite
Kite returns to the Prize slot, three months after his puzzle themed on the Artemis Moon Mission,
Financial Times 18,422 by SOLOMON
Apologies for the extreme lateness of this blog but our regular blogger faced technical problems.
4925 Wrong Column by Deuce — setter’s blog
Like, I suspect, most solvers of the Listener, I usually get my fix by downloading a pdf of the puzzle online. On the rare occasions I’ve bought a dead-tree Times — manly on … Read more >>
Listener No 4925 Wrong Column by Deuce
Deuce has been setting Listener crosswords since 2019 and this will be his sixth.
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,055 by Brockwell
Thanks to Brockwell for today’s puzzle, my favourites were 2dn, 18dn, and 23dn.
Independent 12,404 by Phi
Phi on Friday as usual.
Independent 12,403 by Ringoe
Ringoe is a relatively new setter for the Indy – appearing roughly once a month – here is this month’s offering!
Financial Times 18,421 by PETO
Peto is the compiler today.