Financial Times 18,387 by Julius

Mon June 1, 2026 at 12:00 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 30, 2026

Since this puzzle is a reprint of FT 17,342 by Julius, I refer you to my original blog of it published on March 4, 2023 at:

Financial Times 17,342 by Julius

6 comments on “Financial Times 18,387 by Julius”

Diane

#1 - Mon 1st Jun 26, 03:37

I enjoyed this just as much the second time around and while I ticked many others, my favourite remained the same: CROSSWORD EDITOR for the use of Diderot.
This was Julius in sparkling form and so a fitting tribute to the late Colin Inman.
Thanks both for a second bite of the cherry.
Martyn

#2 - Mon 1st Jun 26, 03:52

What Diane said. Plus, I was happy to remember NELLIE the elephant from first time (about the only one, though!)
Fiona

#3 - Mon 1st Jun 26, 04:15

I didn’t start looking at FT crosswords until later than Feb 23 so this was new to me.

Liked: CROSSWORD EDITOR, JANE EYRE, HOVE, WADHURST, AGORA

Thanks Julius and Pete
Roz

#4 - Mon 1st Jun 26, 05:59

Thanks for the original blog , a nice touch from the FT to repeat this great tribute from Julius .
KenMac made an announcement on this site about Colin and I noticed one thing in particular .
When he started in 1979 the FT had THREE setters , look at the quality and range now . It says it all .
Martin

#5 - Mon 1st Jun 26, 08:07

I enjoyed this and hadn’t solved it previously. It was quite straightfoward but entertaining nonetheless. I didn’t spot the blatant nina.
Likes: TRAIN SET, JANE EYRE, WADHURST and CLUELESS.
Bagpuss

#6 - Mon 1st Jun 26, 08:12

Pete, this isn’t a prize puzzle