Day: 13 January 2026
Inquisitor 1941: Dreamworks II by Ifor
Ifor is one of the most prolific setters of Inquisitor puzzles and always seems to come up with an interesting theme
Independent 12,251 by Math
Tuesday fun from Math.
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,902 by Brummie
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29902.
Financial Times 18,266 by SLORMGORM
Rather a stiff challenge today from Slormgorm, but in the customary witty style
Spectator Christmas Special 2025 by Doc
The 2025 Spectator Christmas Special – a mammoth effort by Doc, with (approx) 81 clues and no less than 51(?) thematic unclued entries in seven categories! Fortunately, the Christmas edition of the magazine was a triple-weeker, so I had almost 5 weeks to solve and blog. I think I have solved/deduced them all, some on the last day before submission, but readers/commenters may have come up with alternative possibilities – time will tell when the official solution is published on Thursday…