The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29700.
Month: May 2025
Independent 12,047 / Magus
Magus has produced this week’s puzzle for theme day.
Inquisitor 1907: 16 Words by Nathan Panning
16 Words by Nathan Panning
Guardian 29,699 / Anto
Anto is our setter today, with a characteristically mixed bag of clues.
Financial Times 18,058 by SLORMGORM
A gentler-than-usual grid from Slormgorm today . . .
Guardian Cryptic No 29,698 by Vulcan
A fun puzzle with some neat surfaces. My favourite clues were 6ac, 14ac, 1dn, and 3dn. Thanks to Vulcan
Financial Times 18,057 by GURNEY
GURNEY kicks off the week…
Independent 12,046/Gila
We begin the crosswording week in the Independent with a puzzle from Gila that fits perfectly into a weekday paper serious cryptic slot, I think.
Financial Times 18,056 by Goliath
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 17, 2025
Independent on Sunday 1,838 by Raich
The puzzle is available to solve online or download here.
Guardian Quiptic 1330 Anto
Thank you to Anto. Definitions are underlined in the clues.
Azed No. 2,760 – Plain
This week’s Azed seemed mostly straightforward . . .
Everyman 4,099
With the new regime, it seems that the interactive version of Everyman is only available for the current puzzle; the pdf version may be found at https://cdn.observer.co.uk/media/documents/Everyman_4099_11_May.pdf, but it remains to be seen how long it will be archived.
Independent 12,045 by Amoeba
The puzzle is available to solve online or download here.
*NEW* Newbie Corner
From today, I’m trying an experiment. Since The Guardian introduced the Quick Cryptic just over a year ago, it’s clear that there are a lot of people trying their hand at cryptic crosswords … Read more >>