This seems to be Bungo’s first Inquisitor – he has set several Listener puzzles.
Month: February 2026
Independent 12281 / Atrica
Atrica has set the Independent Tuesday puzzle this week.
Financial Times 18296 / Mudd
Today’s FT setter is Mudd, a setter I have come across more often in one of his alter egos in the Guardian and the Independent series.
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,932 by Maskarade
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29932.
Spectator 2737: 19×24 inches by Doc
The Spectator setter this week is Doc, who asks us to deduce 11 lights that can precede or follow a word defined by the title ’19×24 inches’
Financial Times 18,295 by PHSSTHPOK
PHSSTHPOK kicks off the week…
Independent 12,280/Hippogryph
A fine crossword from Hippogryph to start the puzzling week in the Independent.
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,931 by Vulcan
It’s my turn to cover for Eileen today, and my first time blogging a Guardian puzzle.
Financial Times 18,294 by ROSA KLEBB
Pete is on holiday and I’m stepping in for him this week. I last blogged an FT in around 2008, but this was very pleasant, nice surfaces and although at times the answer didn’t come immediately it did eventually. Perhaps one could criticise Rosa for having so many clues where letters have to be omitted but this is minor I think.
Definitions in crimson, underlined. Anagrams indicated *(like this) or (like this)*.
Guardian Quiptic 1,369/Anto
Anto in the Quiptic slot for us this week.
Independent on Sunday 1,877/Filbert
Another challenging but immaculately constructed puzzle from Filbert for our Sunday entertainment. It took me my usual two sittings to complete this one, but I do enjoy tussling with this setter’s offerings.
Gemelo No. 23 – plain
Gemelo has again produced a nice crossword with some very good clues. I don’t think there will be any problem with his taking over fully from Azed in due course.
My guess is that anyone who does these crosswords will have a copy of Chambers to hand and so won’t need everything to be spelled out. In the parsing I have confined myself to explaining when the wordplay is not immediately clear.
Definitions in crimson, underlined. Anagrams indicated *(like this) or (like this)*
Everyman 4,138
Puzzle published on 8 February – pdf available here
Independent 12,279 by Mev
Happy Saturday Indy solving
Guardian Quick Cryptic 98 by Budmo
This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here