I believe this is Ruskin’s first MyCrossword featured puzzle and I found it most enjoyable.
The original puzzle may be found here.
Guardian 30,129: Vulcan
Thanks to Vulcan for today’s puzzle. A very quick solve for me, with only a handful of clues preventing it being a total write-in.
Independent 12,478/Mev
Mev fills what will be one of my last Monday slots blogging the Independent, if – as looks increasingly likely – the paper goes ahead with its decision to discontinue the crossword.
Financial Times 18,496 by Guy
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 3, 2026
Financial Times Sunday 165 – World by Gaff
Gremlins seem to have got into the FT’s system so the regular monthly World puzzle didn’t appear on the website or app this morning. You can however find a PDF to download and print via this link: Financial Times Sunday 165 – World by Gaff.
Many thanks to regular commenter Julia for tracking this down. A blog of the puzzle may appear here in due course, time allowing.
Independent on Sunday 1,910 by Filbert
The puzzle is available to solve online or download here.
Hello everybody. If, as looks likely, the Indy will not survive past Halloween, this will be my final blog of a Sunday Filbert. I can’t believe it … still keeping paws crossed.
Guardian Quiptic 1402 Anto
Thank you to Anto. Definitions are underlined in the clues.
Guardian Genius 279 / Turnstone
The Genius is the Guardian’s monthly puzzle targeted at solvers who like to have an endgame of some sort over and above the core task of solving clues. The puzzles are often a means of learning more about subjects where solvers may just have scratched the surface in the past.
Everyman 4,171
The puzzle may be found in interactive form (behind a paywall or as a limited free trial) at https://observer.co.uk/puzzles/everyman/article/everyman-no-4171 or openly as a pdf at https://tinyurl.com/Everyman4171.
Gemelo No. 49
Another well-crafted puzzle from Gemelo. I managed only a few solutions on my first pass, and I really felt stymied, but then one by one the clues suddenly seemed almost obvious.
Guardian Quick Cryptic 131 by Pangakupu
This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here
Independent 12,477 by Bluejacket
Hello everybody
Today I have the pleasure of blogging this tour de force by Bluejacket.
Private Eye ( Cyclops / 839) Racy Eyepatches
A well received puzzle from our favourite one-eyed setter.
Not so many prurient references this time. Certainly enough fun to entertain the little braincells.
Guardian Prize 30,122 / Fed
It’s Fed in the Prize slot … — which promises a treat – and I was very glad of the extra blogging time to sort out some tricky parsing, which I might well … Read more >>
S&B York 2026 – Friday 23 & Saturday 24 October – IMPORTANT UPDATE
S&B York 2026 – Friday 23 & Saturday 24 October – IMPORTANT UPDATE