A new name on the puzzle today – or perhaps the 22ac of one we know already.
Financial Times 18,096 by MONK
Thanks to Monk for this morning’s crossword.
Independent 12084 / Eccles
Eccles provides the challenge today in his usual Wednesday slot, serving up a crossword with many well-known words as entries, but as usual, also with couple of entries that are not heard in conversation very often.
Inquisitor 1913: What Goes Around by Charybdis
Charybdis is a fairly prolific setter of Inquisitor crosswords with interesting end games.
Cryptic crossword No 29,735 by Brockwell
Many thanks to Brockwell for a fun puzzle…
Independent 12,083 by Hoskins
Hoskins provides our amusement this morning.
Financial Times 18,095 by GOZO
Breezy fun from Gozo today
Financial Times 18,094 by SLORMGORM
SLORMGORM kicks off the week…
Independent 12,082/Brunel
A puzzle from Brunel that fits the ‘serious daily cryptic’ definition pretty well, I thought.
Guardian 29,734 – Vulcan
For some reason I was a bit slower than usual to get a foothold on this, but it all worked out in the end. Thanks to Vulcan.
Financial Times 18,093 by Rosa Klebb
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 28, 2025
Observer puzzles – the future
It appears that The Observer is planning to enable digital submission to their crossword competitions from 6th July for both Azed and Everyman.
Financial Times Sunday 99 – News by Leonidas
Quiptic 1,336 by Alia
The only Sunday cryptic offering from the Guardian nowadays, and found here
Azed No. 2,766 – plain
This grid seemed impenetrable until I managed to get a few crossers established . . .