Ringoe is a relatively new setter for the Indy – appearing roughly once a month – here is this month’s offering!
Day: 9 July 2026
Financial Times 18,421 by PETO
Peto is the compiler today.
Guardian 30,054: Brendan
Brendan has been showing up a lot lately, which I for one have no complaints about. All his usual ingenuity is on display here, though perhaps with rather more double definitions than some would like. Thanks to Brendan for the puzzle.
Enigmatic Variations 1753 Tomfoolery by Curmudgeon
A quotation clockwise around the grid to deduce and its author. Then five letters to change leving real words. Extra letters from 11 consecutive clues give the last instruction. Not complicated for once.