GOZO kicks off the week…
MyCrossword Featured crossword No 11 by Guinevere
Guinevere has appeared as an Independent setter a couple of times (one of which I blogged), so it’s good to meet her again.
Independent 12,358 by Hoskins
I found this generally on the easier side. The south east corner took a little longer than the rest.
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,009 by Carpathian
A gentle introduction to the solving week.
Financial Times 18,374 by Julius
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 16, 2026
Gemelo 33
Apologies for the late arrival of this blog. I’ve been away on holiday and had got my dates muddled up. In the interests of getting it published today I’ve kept the explanations brief: … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,890 by Filbert
The puzzle is available to solve online or download here.
Hi everybody. I get to blog quite a few of Filbert’s puzzles and the downside of this is that it can be hard to think of anything new to say about them. What I can say is that there is no other downside!
Guardian Quiptic 1382 Harpo
Thank you to Harpo. Definitions are underlined in the clues.
Everyman 4,151
The puzzle may be found as a pdf at https://www.tinyurl.com/Everyman4151.
Independent 12,357 by Longitude
Hello everybody.
A very fine puzzle from Longitude which, in my humble opinion, is one of the best of this year so far.
Guardian Quick Cryptic 111 by Chandler
This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here
Listener 4917, C by Gnomish
We have had two previous fairly complex Listener crosswords from Gnomish and the preamble of this one looks as though we are in for a third.
Financial Times 18,373 by XELA
A stiff challenge from XELA this Friday.
Independent 12,356 by Phi
Phi is back to his usual Friday schedule this week.