Friday 23rd-Sunday 25th October 2026
Guardian Cryptic Survey Results
Some of you recently took part in the survey, originally posted here The results are now available here Thanks to all who took part.
Financial Times 18,471 by SOLOMON
A fun challenge from SOLOMON!
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,103 by Paul
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/30103.
Guardian 30,102 / Brockwell
Brockwell provides the Thursday challenge
Independent 12,451 by Bluejacket
The original puzzle may be found here.
Bluejacket provides the cruciverbial challenge today.
Financial Times 18,470 by SLEUTH
Thanks to Sleuth for an enjoyable challenge.
Enigmatic Variations 1761 Heroes by Vagans
A perimeter to fill in clued by surplus characters from each clue. Then highlight the final character in the completed grid. Sounds pretty straight forward, but probably isn’t
Independent 12,450 / Samsa
Samsa has produced our mid-week puzzle today. I have not encountered this compiler’s work before, and he appears to have just one previous Indy crossword blogged on this site.
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,101 by Fed
Thanks to Fed for the puzzle, with a nice mix of clever clues. I particularly liked 14ac, 25ac, 2dn, 3/16, and 13dn.
Financial Times 18,469 by MONK
A great way to start the day.
Inquisitor 1974 : The Riddle of the Two Guards by Nathan Panning
Time for another Inquisitor from Nathan Panning.
Spectator 2765: Some Beef by Fieldfare
While solving this puzzle, I learnt that it was a reprint of Spectator Crossword 2702
Independent 12449 / Stamp
Stamp challenges us today.