We’ve had only one Mozart Listener crossword, Joint Submission in 2023, but Mozart is a team isn’t it (Dysart and Ozzie according to the Listener website) so this is another ‘Joint Submission’as well …
Month: October 2025
Guardian 29,840 / Paul
It’s Paul bringing the weekday run of puzzles to a close.
Independent 12,188 by Phi
Seasonal tricks and treats for All Hallows’ Eve today . . .
Financial Times 18,201 by ZAMORCA
A light challenge from ZAMORCA today
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,839 by Brendan
A fun solve – I particularly liked 9ac, 23ac, and 5dn. Thanks to Brendan.
Independent 12,187 by Methuselah
Methuselah fills the Thursday Indy slot this week.
Financial Times 18,200 by NEO
My second Neo in a row.
Enigmatic Variations 1717 by Gaston
Eight unclued entries, 27 clues with an extra letter and someone to find in the final grid. Sounds like fun.
Independent 12,186 / Eccles
Another puzzle of the calibre we expect from Eccles, although a bit tougher for me than some of his recent offerings, to finish at least.
Guardian 29,838 – Anto
A fairly typical Anto, with some nice clues, but also some where I raise an eyebrow because of inaccuracies and strange cryptic grammar. Thanks to Anto for the puzzle.
Financial Times 18,199 by GOLIATH
A very accessible puzzle from Goliath.
Inquisitor 1930: Mistaken Identity by Radler
Preamble:
The anti-clockwise perimeter names (not in order) a convicted murderer, his victim, the workers who discovered the body and the police officer in charge of the case. Unchecked letters therein could provide TED BLAZED DRUG DPT. All but four clues have a single letter misprint in the definition which must be corrected. The correct letters in clue order, explain how to treat the other four answers (producing real words). Solvers must highlight the appropriately revealed discovery (7 letters). The perfectly reasonable form at 26 is not in the main dictionaries. 7 is in Chambers, but not as a headword.
Well, we certainly had a struggle sorting everything out this week.
Independent 12185 / Filbert
Filbert sets the puzzle this Tuesday, which is often theme day in the Independent cryptic series.
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,837 by Alia
Alia is the setter of today’s Guardian puzzle.
Financial Times 18,198 by BOBCAT
Today we match wits with Bobcat, a setter who usually employs a wide variety of clue devices, this puzzle being a prime example.