S&B York 2026 – Friday 23 & Saturday 24 October – IMPORTANT UPDATE
Financial Times Sunday 165 – World by Gaff
Gremlins seem to have got into the FT’s system so the regular monthly World puzzle didn’t appear on the website or app this morning. You can however find a PDF to download and print via this link: Financial Times Sunday 165 – World by Gaff.
Many thanks to regular commenter Julia for tracking this down. A blog of the puzzle may appear here in due course, time allowing.
Independent on Sunday 1,910 by Filbert
The puzzle is available to solve online or download here.
Hello everybody. If, as looks likely, the Indy will not survive past Halloween, this will be my final blog of a Sunday Filbert. I can’t believe it … still keeping paws crossed.
Guardian Quiptic 1402 Anto
Thank you to Anto. Definitions are underlined in the clues.
Guardian Genius 279 / Turnstone
The Genius is the Guardian’s monthly puzzle targeted at solvers who like to have an endgame of some sort over and above the core task of solving clues. The puzzles are often a means of learning more about subjects where solvers may just have scratched the surface in the past.
Everyman 4,171
The puzzle may be found in interactive form (behind a paywall or as a limited free trial) at https://observer.co.uk/puzzles/everyman/article/everyman-no-4171 or openly as a pdf at https://tinyurl.com/Everyman4171.
Gemelo No. 49
Another well-crafted puzzle from Gemelo. I managed only a few solutions on my first pass, and I really felt stymied, but then one by one the clues suddenly seemed almost obvious.
Guardian Quick Cryptic 131 by Pangakupu
This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here
Independent 12,477 by Bluejacket
Hello everybody
Today I have the pleasure of blogging this tour de force by Bluejacket.
Private Eye ( Cyclops / 839) Racy Eyepatches
A well received puzzle from our favourite one-eyed setter.
Not so many prurient references this time. Certainly enough fun to entertain the little braincells.
Guardian Prize 30,122 / Fed
It’s Fed in the Prize slot … — which promises a treat – and I was very glad of the extra blogging time to sort out some tricky parsing, which I might well … Read more >>
Listener 4937: Candidate by Check
Check’s previous Listener (4728 ‘Bream’) wasn’t about fish but beer (amber* nectar). He was also the Radix Auditorum claret jug winner in 2020. Will he keep his place in the Oenophile Club?
Guardian Cryptic 30127 Budmo
Thank you to Budmo. Definitions are underlined in the clues.
Independent 12,476 by Phi
Phi in his usual Friday slot. The original puzzle is at https://puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-crossword-independent/?puzzleDate=20261002.
Financial Times 18,495 by SOLOMON
A fun challenge from SOLOMON!