Coot usually appears in the Indy around once a month. The original puzzle is at https://puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-crossword-independent/?puzzleDate=20261008.
Day: 8 October 2026
Guardian 30,132 / Brockwell
A welcome return by Brockwell – a treat in store
Financial Times 18,500 by JASON
Jason is the setter in this morning’s FT.
Enigmatic Variations No.1766 – On Board by Luxor
“The wordplay in every clue generates an extra letter, not to be entered into the grid. In clue order these letters provide a name (initial and surname) and an instruction which solvers must take ON BOARD. Chambers (2016) is recommended.”