S&B York 2026 – Friday 23 & Saturday 24 October – IMPORTANT UPDATE
Enigmatic Variations No.1766 – On Board by Luxor
“The wordplay in every clue generates an extra letter, not to be entered into the grid. In clue order these letters provide a name (initial and surname) and an instruction which solvers must take ON BOARD. Chambers (2016) is recommended.”
Independent 12480 / Hoskins
Sorry for the delay in publishing the blog this morning
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,131 by Paul
Thanks to Paul for the puzzle…
Financial Times 18,499 by GOLIATH
Goliath is back in the Wednesday slot.
Independent 12,479 / Mog
Mog has provided our Tuesday challenge this week on what is typically theme day for the Indy cryptic.
Inquisitor 1979: Last Words by Chalicea
Inquisitor 1979: Last Words by Chalicea Circling the perimeter from the top left corner are what are reputed to be a person’s last words and four words identifying him. The wordplay in … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,130 by Brummie
The original puzzle may be found here.
Financial Times 18,498 by GOZO
Gozo presents us with some tricky clues today.
Spectator 2770: Effwun by Doc
A pleasant solve from Doc, with a few obscure words that needed research …
Financial Times 18,497 by SLORMGORM
SLORMGORM kicks off the week…
MyCrossword Featured crossword No 21 by Ruskin
I believe this is Ruskin’s first MyCrossword featured puzzle and I found it most enjoyable.
The original puzzle may be found here.
Guardian 30,129: Vulcan
Thanks to Vulcan for today’s puzzle. A very quick solve for me, with only a handful of clues preventing it being a total write-in.
Independent 12,478/Mev
Mev fills what will be one of my last Monday slots blogging the Independent, if – as looks increasingly likely – the paper goes ahead with its decision to discontinue the crossword.
Financial Times 18,496 by Guy
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 3, 2026
Financial Times Sunday 165 – World by Gaff
Gremlins seem to have got into the FT’s system so the regular monthly World puzzle didn’t appear on the website or app this morning. You can however find a PDF to download and print via this link: Financial Times Sunday 165 – World by Gaff.
Many thanks to regular commenter Julia for tracking this down. A blog of the puzzle may appear here in due course, time allowing.