The original puzzle may be found here.
Month: August 2026
Independent 12,431 / Atrica
Atrica has provided our cruciverbal entertainment today on what is theme day.
Financial Times 18,449 by MOO
Overall, the clues were very good, but I found this entry from Moo quite a struggle, for some reason.
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,082 by Anto
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/30082.
Spectator 2762: Keys of the KIngdom by Chalicea
Welcome (I think) to Chalicea (aka Shirley Curran) as part of the Spectator setter team. She’s set intriguingly for the Guardian, Telegraph, Listener and Enigmatic Variations. A gentle solve – though, despite my … Read more >>
Financial Times 18,448 by GAFF
GAFF kicks off the week…
Independent 12,430 by Kairos
The original puzzle may be found here.
MyCrossword Featured crossword No 17 by Liari
I found this rather tough but it was still very enjoyable. The original puzzle may be found here.
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,081 by Vulcan
Vulcan is back in his fortnightly spot for the Monday crossword this morning – the crossword is found here
Financial Times 18,447 by Julius
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 8, 2026
Independent on Sunday 1,902 by Filbert
The puzzle is available to solve online or download here.
Guardian Quiptic 1394 Anto
Thank you to Anto. Definitions are underlined in the clues.
Azed 2782
Azed’s change to appearing only monthly and the vagaries of the schedule mean that I haven’t blogged one of his puzzles since January, so I feel rather out of practice. Quite a lot of unfamiliar in this one, I thought, but all fairly clued as ever, though there seems to be an error in 9 down, unless I’m misunderstanding (quite possible, of course). Thanks to Azed.
Everyman 4,163
The puzzle may be found at https://observer.co.uk/puzzles/everyman/article/everyman-no-4163 (which seems to be no longer behind a paywall – or is it just that a cookie has expired? -; also the interactive presentation is marginally improved but still poor) or as a pdf at htpps://tinyurl.com/Everyman4163.