The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/30089.
Month: August 2026
Financial Times 18455 Jason
Thank you to Jason. Definitions are underlined in the clues.
Inquisitor 1972: Playgroup by Nudd
Nudd comes and goes, giving us a puzzle roughly every couple of years.
Guardian 30,088 / Maskarade
An enjoyable and fairly gentle offering from Masakarade
Independent 12,437 by Mog
It’s Tuesday and we have a Mog to solve and blog.
Spectator 2,763: Set in London
Apologies for the late blog. A literary set appears in this puzzle.
New cryptic clue site
I’ve been sent this YouTube video – it’s only six minutes.
Financial Times 18,454 by PETO
PETO kicks off the week…
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,087 by Dice
Many thanks to Dice – I especially liked 10ac, 8dn, 16dn, and 21dn.
Independent 12,436 by Brunel
A Monday morning challenge from Brunel
Financial Times 18,453 by Guy
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 15, 2026
Guardian Quiptic 1,395/Pangakupu
Another Quiptic for me to blog from Pangakupu. Life is good.
Call for puzzles for York Sloggers & Betters
The York Sloggers & Betters gathering is an opportunity for new or less prolific setters to display their talents and gain feedback from other solvers.
Independent on Sunday 1,903 by Filbert
Another super Sunday puzzle from Filbert
Everyman 4,164
The pleasant crossword from Everyman that we are now used to. There were some nice clues and one or two I found tricky at the end; as it should be.
Definitions in crimson, underlined. Indicators (homophone, hidden, containment, anagram, juxtaposition, etc) in italics. Anagrams indicated *(like this) or (like this)*. Link-words in green.