I’ve blogged Raider a few times in the Independent, though not recently, so it’s good to catch up with him again. The original puzzle may be found here.
Never knowingly undersolved
THOUSA clearly leads us to think three-quarters of a thousand (or 750), and the rubric tells us: The initial letter of all 24 Across solutions (whether clued or unclued), when read in clue … Read more >>
I’ve blogged Raider a few times in the Independent, though not recently, so it’s good to catch up with him again. The original puzzle may be found here.
This looks like a debut crossword from Flush, to whom welcome.
SLORMGORM kicks off the week…
Thanks Vulcan for today’s puzzle – I especially liked 21ac, 22ac, 5dn, and 19dn.
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 11, 2026
The puzzle is available to solve online or download here.
Thank you to Turnstone. Definitions are underlined in the clues.
The puzle may be found as a pdf at tinyurl.com/Everyman4159 or (behind a paywall or as a free trial) at https://observer.co.uk/puzzles/everyman/article/everyman-no-4159 in interactive form.
It is starting to feel like a privilege to have an Azed land on my rotation.
The puzzle is available to solve online or download here.
Hello everyone. Today’s crossword took me less time than usual for this setter, but I don’t have a feel for whether Tyrus was going a smidge gentler on us in the heat or if I was on fire.
This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here
Kite returns to the Prize slot, three months after his puzzle themed on the Artemis Moon Mission,
Apologies for the extreme lateness of this blog but our regular blogger faced technical problems.
Like, I suspect, most solvers of the Listener, I usually get my fix by downloading a pdf of the puzzle online. On the rare occasions I’ve bought a dead-tree Times — manly on … Read more >>