YORK SLOGGERS & BETTERS 2026
Friday 23rd-Sunday 25th October 2026 I’m pleased to announce that the York Sloggers & Betters event is once again scheduled for “Clock Weekend”, allowing everyone an extra hour to recover from Friday and … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,034 by Vlad
A tricky solve, with many fun clues and several bits of parsing that needed more time at the end. Many thanks to Vlad for the puzzle.
Independent 12,383 / Deri
Deri is another compiler whose work I have had little opportunity to solve and/or blog.
Financial Times 18,401 by PETO
Peto often lands on my blogging rotation, so I would imagine that by now I would not find these puzzles quite so tough to parse out as I did this one . . .
Spectator 2754: Circles by Fieldfare
A circular grid this week, as befits the theme.
MyCrossword Featured crossword No 13 by Prak
This was quite the challenge from Prak, and a pangram (and nina – thanks to commenters for spotting).
Guardian 30,033: Philistine
Great fun from Philistine today. I really have nothing to add to that, so thanks to him for the puzzle.
Independent 12,382 by Longitude
A Monday morning workout from Longitude
Financial Times 18,400 by BOBCAT
BOBCAT kicks off the week…
Independent 12,381 by Quince
Apologies for the (extreme) lateness of this blog, which should have appeared yesterday
Independent on Sunday 1,894 by Filbert
The puzzle is available to solve online or download here.
Hi all. On a sunny Sunday morning, the arrival of a Filbert puzzle means that for a little while all is right with the world.
Guardian Quiptic 1386 Chandler
Thank you to Chandler. Definitions are underlined in the clues.
Everyman 4,155
The puzzle may be found as a pdf at https://tinyurl.com/Everyman4155.
Azed No. 2,780
It’s the first Sunday of the month, so it’s Azed’s turn to provide our weekly barred puzzle.