Friday 23rd-Sunday 25th October 2026
Inquisitor 1970: Notable by Vagans
This seems to be only the second fourth Inquisitor set by Vagans – and we had the pleasure of blogging the first third one last December – apologies to Vagans and thanks to Godfrey for pointing out our error. Vagans more regularly appears in the Enigmatic Variations puzzles as well as in The Listener – so we are in for a serious challenge.
Independent 12425 / Deri
It was good to see Deri’s name as the setter for today’s puzzle. I reckon there were 15 clues out of 34 where I had to use three or more colours to indicate the detailed wordplay.
Financial Times 18,443 by SLORMGORM
Slormgorm has some of his usual panache on display in today’s puzzle.
Spectator 2761: Alphabetical Jigsaw by Doc
Doc has given us a puzzle with 26 clues that form an alphabetical jigsaw, plus additional numbered across and down clues to fill the 14 by 14 grid used for Spectator puzzles. The … Read more >>
Financial Times 18,442 by BOBCAT
BOBCAT kicks off the week…
Independent 12,424/Hippogryph
A rather chewy offering from Hippogryph this morning. For this solver, at least.
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,075 by Carpathian
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/30075.
Financial Times 18,441 by Neo
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 1, 2026
Guardian Quick Cryptic Special July 2026
This puzzle was published in the puzzle extra booklet on 25 July and could be downloaded from the Guardian Editions app on the day (requires an e-subscription with the Guardian). I haven’t checked if the Guardian Archives app allows access.
Guardian Quiptic 1,393/Chandler
Chandler has a well-crafted Quiptic for us this morning which should appeal to improving solvers and perhaps attract new ones.
Financial Times Sunday 156 – World by Peto
The monthly geographically themed puzzle, available to solve online or download and print at ft.com/crossword
Independent on Sunday 1,901/Filbert
As always, an expertly constructed, challenging and enjoyable puzzle from Filbert.
Gemelo No. 42
The very pleasant crossword that we have come to expect from Gemelo. There are several misleading and intricate pieces of wordplay.
My guess is that anyone who does these crosswords will have a copy of Chambers to hand and so won’t need everything to be spelled out. In the parsing I have confined myself to explaining when the wordplay is not immediately clear.
Everyman 4,162/26 July 2026
A PDF of this puzzle may be found at https://tinyurl.com/Everyman4162