S&B York 2026 – Friday 23 & Saturday 24 October – IMPORTANT UPDATE
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!
Independent 12,475 by Umpire
We have an Umpire puzzle to blog today.
Enigmatic Variations 1765 The Seventh Note by Chalicea
So three clues lack a definition but are local names for two unclued entries. Alternate clues have an extra letter in the wordplay which give an instruction. As preambles go pretty straight forward.
Financial Times 18,494 by GOLIATH
Goliath is this morning’s setter.
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,126 by Harpo
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/30126.
Independent 12,474 / Eccles
As is customary, Eccles is occupying the compiling slot this Wednesday.
Financial Times 18,493 by IO
Thanks to IO for a fantastic challenge.
Guardian 30,125 / Imogen
A mid-week treat from Imogen …
Inquisitor 1978: Order, Order! by Arcadia
Arcadia provides this week’s IQ
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,124 by Chandler
A quick solve overall, with several clues taking much longer to parse. My favourites were 20ac, 21ac, and 6dn. Thanks to Chandler