Thanks to Pangakupu for an interesting puzzle..
Day: 24 July 2025
Financial Times 18,115 by JULIUS
Julius is today's setter.
Independent 12104 / Ouroboros
I think this is a debut puzzle by Ouroborus, so Welcome!. Dictionaries tell me that ouruboros means a representation of a serpent with its tail in its mouth, symbolizing completion, totality, endlessness, etc. This puzzle therefore may be tricky.
Enigmatic Variations No. 1703 – Opening by Gaston

The solver is always looking for an OPENING to find their way into a puzzle, but here the finding of an OPENING seems to be the endgame of the puzzle as well…