A welcome return to eXternal, not seen since Twixmas.
Independent 12,341 by Atrica
Atrica provides our Tuesday challenge this week.
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,992 by Qaos
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29992.
Financial Times 18,357 by MUDD
I am filling in for scchua today . . .
Spectator 2,747 – Head of the herd
A childhood memory from Pabulum.
Independent 12,340 by Major
I found this quite an enjoyable and sometimes challenging puzzle.
Financial Times 18,356 by BOBCAT
BOBCAT kicks off the week…
Financial Times 18,355 by Julius
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 25, 2026
Guardian Quiptic 1,379/Anto
Anto has this week’s Quiptic for us.
Financial Times Sunday 142 – News by Guy
Superb current affairs themed puzzle from Guy. Find it to solve online or download and print at ft.com/crossword
Independent on Sunday 1,887 by Filbert
Another cracking Sunday puzzle from Filbert
Everyman 4,148
It seems that Everyman is now a solid setter and this is typical of his nice output. Although I am in a little doubt at times there are no weak clues. The usual trademarks are there and indicated by colours in the grid, which has an addition: the long one-word anagram. [I missed one of the rhyming pairs.]
Definitions in crimson, underlined. Indicators (homophone, hidden, containment, anagram, juxtaposition, etc) in italics. Anagrams indicated *(like this) or (like this)*. Link-words in green.
Gemelo 31
Gemelo gives a special puzzle this week. We were presented with a set of clues that looked like this; It took me a while to get into this puzzle, as I didn’t see … Read more >>
Guardian Quick Cryptic 108 by Ludwig
This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here