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Guardian Cryptic 29,291 by Vulcan

Mon January 29, 2024 at 7:08 am by loonapick

Vulcan fills the Monday slot.

Independent on Sunday 1,770 by Brunel

Sat April 12, 2025 at 10:33 amSun January 28, 2024 at 9:44 am by Kitty

The puzzle is available to download or solve online here.

Financial Times Sunday No.30 – News by Julius

Thu January 22, 2026 at 4:03 pmSun January 28, 2024 at 1:39 am by Widdersbel

This month’s topically themed puzzle is brought to us by the ever-reliable Julius. Find it to solve online or download and print on the FT website or via their smartphone app.

Azed 2692

Sun January 28, 2024 at 10:34 amSun January 28, 2024 at 12:01 am by Andrew

I found this pretty easy for an Azed, though it took me a while to get the parsing of 15a, and I have a couple of quibbles. Thanks to Azed. Across 1 … Read more >>

Everyman 4,031

Sun January 28, 2024 at 12:01 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/4031.

Independent No. 11,637 by Knut

Sat January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am by Leedsclimber

Morning everyone A pleasant and straightforward offering from Knut today, with only a couple of visits to the online reference sources necessary to complete. Favourite was 17 across for the band reference, and I … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 29,284 / Kite

Sat January 27, 2024 at 10:24 pmSat January 27, 2024 at 12:02 am by Eileen

I didn’t immediately recognise the name on this puzzle but a quick search revealed that Kite has been a fairly infrequent visitor since 2019, when he had an initial run of four Genius … Read more >>

Cyclops 770 – Indignant Nigel

Sat January 27, 2024 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

I found this quite a gentle puzzle – maybe Cyclops is being kind to us at the start of the new year…

FT 17,634 by Zamorca

Thu February 1, 2024 at 2:41 amSat January 27, 2024 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Puzzle from the Weekend FT of January 20, 2024

Guardian Cryptic 29289 Pasquale

Fri January 26, 2024 at 9:23 am by scchua

Thank you to Pasquale. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9. Spaceman got nr. Mars, going off course (9) ARMSTRONG : Anagram of(…, going off course) GOT NR. MARS. Defn: … who … Read more >>

Independent 11,636 by Phi

Fri January 26, 2024 at 9:00 am by Quirister

Phiday morning, and another fine puzzle from our regular setter.

Financial Times 17,639 MUDD

Fri January 26, 2024 at 5:06 am by Turbolegs

A pleasant challenge from MUDD.

Enigmatic Variations 1625 Rogue by Karla

Sat January 27, 2024 at 1:49 pmThu January 25, 2024 at 7:34 pm by twencelas

Well a new setter for me in the EV space. And a complex preamble too. 11 across answers need thematic treatment and the other answers in these rows have a single letter misprint … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 29,288 by Pangakupu

Thu January 25, 2024 at 11:52 amThu January 25, 2024 at 11:18 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29288.