Fifteensquared – Page 20 – Never knowingly undersolved

Financial Times 18,393 by Leonidas

Tue June 9, 2026 at 1:26 pmMon June 8, 2026 at 12:00 am by Pete Maclean

Puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 6, 2026

Guardian Quiptic 1,385/Anto

Sun June 7, 2026 at 8:41 am by Pierre

Anto is one of a few compilers who set for both the Guardian Cryptic and Quiptic. I think we can give him credit for being in Quiptic mode here.

Financial Times Sunday 148 – World by Gaff

Sun June 7, 2026 at 9:30 amSun June 7, 2026 at 8:20 am by Widdersbel

You’d better do this puzzle if you don’t want to wake up with a horse’s head in your bed… Find it to solve online or download and print at ft.com/crossword

Independent on Sunday 1,893/Filbert

Sun June 7, 2026 at 7:30 am by Pierre

Once again Filbert provides a challenging Sunday puzzle for our entertainment.

Everyman 4,154/31 May 2026

Sun June 7, 2026 at 10:03 amSun June 7, 2026 at 12:02 am by miserableoldhack

A PDF of last week’s puzzle can be found here: https://content-api.slowdownwiseup.co.uk/api/mobile/v1/puzzle-data/1f7c315e-6b87-40ad-90cc-ddd7ea87556a/file/puzzle.pdf

Gemelo 36

Sun June 7, 2026 at 12:01 am by duncanshiell

Gemelo in his usual Sunday Observer slot – probably be Azed today when this blog is published, as today is the first Sunday of the month.

Independent 12,375 by Knut

Sat June 6, 2026 at 9:45 am by Kitty

The puzzle is available to solve online or download here.

Guardian Quick Cryptic 114 by Turnstone

Sun June 7, 2026 at 11:11 amSat June 6, 2026 at 8:07 am by Shanne

This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here

Private Eye ( Cyclops / 831 ) Green belt Havoc

Sat June 6, 2026 at 1:57 pmSat June 6, 2026 at 1:00 am by beermagnet

An enjoyable puzzle from Cyclops this time. The clue surfaces were at their story-telling best, in the usual Private Eye style.

Guardian Prize Crossword No 30,020 by Tramp

Sat June 6, 2026 at 5:50 amSat June 6, 2026 at 12:01 am by Cineraria

This collection of clues from Tramp required plenty of lateral thinking, but they had me chuckling nonetheless.

String by The Ace of Hearts

Fri June 5, 2026 at 4:00 pm by Chalicea

Another circular puzzle from The Ace of Hearts. Nudge to oneself – the editors have said in the past that they prefer a circular puzzle to have some sort of circular theme.

Financial Times 18392 by MUDD

Fri June 5, 2026 at 2:16 pm by Turbolegs

A fun and witty challenge from MUDD this Friday.

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,025 by Brendan

Fri June 5, 2026 at 12:34 pmFri June 5, 2026 at 11:55 am by manehi

Thanks Brendan for a fun puzzle that was quite tricky in places – I’m still unsure on some parsing. edit: thanks to Balfour, muffin, and others in the comments!