Vismut provides us with this week’s IQ challenge.
Month: August 2025
Independent 12113 / Filbert
Filbert has been seen regularly on Sundays recently in the Independent cryptic crossword series, so it is a pleasure to see him again midweek.
Financial Times 18,125 by GUY
An engaging mix of clues from Guy today
Financial Times 18,124 by SLORMGORM
SLORMGORM kicks off the week…
Independent 12,112 by Gila
This is only Gila’s second outing in the Indie this year.
Guardian 29,764 – Harpo
Harpo is known as Monk in other places, where he is usually quite a fearsome setter, but here he is in Monday mode, though with a couple of quite tricky parsings. The double six-letter answers in the four corners add a nice touch of symmetry. Thanks to Harpo.
Financial Times 18,123 by Leonidas
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 2, 2025
Guardian Quiptic 1,341/Pangakupu
A delightful surprise for me this morning when I opened up the Quiptic and found Pangakupu’s byline at the top.
Financial Times Sunday 104 – World by Gaff
This is my first venture into the Financial Times Sunday World puzzles that focus on a particular place in the World, with a number of the clues just providing wordplay to an answer associated with that particular place. It’s a different place each month.
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Independent on Sunday 1,849/Filbert
Filbert back in his usual Sunday slot, with a puzzle that took a bit of teasing out, for this solver at least.
Everyman No. 4110
As it’s Everyman, you’d expect all the standard features to be present and correct.
Gemelo No. 3
My first Gemelo.
Guardian Genius 265 by KGB
An unusual device characterised this particular puzzle (and made blogging it particularly challenging).
Independent 12,111 by Maize
Maize sets our Saturday challenge this week….
Jumbo puzzle from Guardian Puzzles Summer Special / Brockwell
I very nearly missed this Jumbo treat – as perhaps some of you did – tucked away among the various bits of last week’s Saturday Guardian.