Rather a tough workout from Phssthpok today . . .
Month: September 2026
Spectator 2766: Letters latent by Pabulum
A fun solve by the ever-pleasing Pabulum …
Independent 12,454 by Spartacus
My apologies for the extreme lateness of this blog
Financial Times 18,473 by GAFF
GAFF kicks off the week with an anniversary puzzle…
MyCrossword Featured crossword No 19 by Fez
Fez’s second appearance as the featured puzzle in MyCrossword.
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,105 by Vulcan
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/30105.
Bank Holiday FT Crossword 18,465 (Jumbo) by Julius
We now have a rota for these bank holiday specials and as I’m willing to blog the FT, I get to play too
Financial Times 18,472 by Guy
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 5, 2026
Financial Times Sunday 161 – World by Hamilton
The FT’s monthly geographically themed puzzle. Find it to solve online or download and print at ft.com/crossword
Independent on Sunday 1,906 by Filbert
The puzzle is available to solve online or download here.
Hi all. Filbert has gifted me a big laugh today: at 10a, my standout favourite clue.
Guardian Quiptic 1398 Dice
Thank you to Dice. Definitions are underlined in the clues.
Everyman 4,167
The original puzzle may be found here or as a pdf at https://tinyurl.com/Everyman4167.
Gemelo No. 46
Some brilliant clues in this week’s plain puzzle.
Guardian Genius 278: Glyph
The instructions started out clear, and conventional enough, but became rather more cryptic:
In six of the across and seven of the down clues, a word connected to an unclued entry must be removed. All other clues contain an extra letter; these indicate a framework. Only seven other cells obey the rules of the framework and provide the keys needed for the 15ac 30ac 7d. Thanks for playing.
Guardian Quick Cryptic 127 by Budmo
This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here