A Prize-worthy Saturday puzzle from Vlad
Listener 4917, C by Gnomish
We have had two previous fairly complex Listener crosswords from Gnomish and the preamble of this one looks as though we are in for a third.
Financial Times 18,373 by XELA
A stiff challenge from XELA this Friday.
Independent 12,356 by Phi
Phi is back to his usual Friday schedule this week.
Guardian Cryptic 30007 Fed
Thank you to Fed. Definitions are underlined in the clues.
Financial Times 18,372 by MUDD
The scheduled blogger can’t make it today so I’ve volunteered to step in
Independent 12,355 by Raider
The last Raider we blogged was in February last year. At the time, we commented that it was 10 months since his previous puzzle and that we hoped that we wouldn’t have to wait another 10 months before the next one. In fact we had to wait 7 months for his next one in Sept 25 and it’s now 8 months further on.
Was it worth the wait?
Enigmatic Variations 1745 Omissions by Kruger
A perimeter containing six members of a larger set with something omitted (teh same thing) from each one. 11 additional words in clues hinting at the theme with 4 unclued answers also guiding. … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,006 by Paul
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/30006.
Guardian 30,005 / Pavo
A second appearance from Pavo, a new name for me
Independent 12,354 / Jeemz
This appears to be the third puzzle by this compiler in the Indy, and it is certainly the first one that I have solved and blogged.
Financial Times 18,371 by MONK
Good fun from Monk this morning!
Inquisitor 1958: The Shivers by Charybdis
Charybdis provides this week’s IQ challenge.
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,004 by Philistine
A very enjoyable puzzle – I particularly liked 15ac, 25ac, 18dn, and 20dn. Thanks to Philistine
Independent 12353 / Lette
Lette set a few Independent crosswords in the first half of 2025, but this is the first for nearly a year.