This week’s Guardian prize puzzle is set by Boatman, so we can be assured of some quirky clues.
Month: March 2026
Listener 4908 Dilemma by Oyler
Dilemma is a purely numerical puzzle, very neatly constructed
Listener 4908 Dilemma by Oyler, blog by Oyler
Were you swithering with the jeopardy of dilemma? Blog by Oyler
Independent 12,302 by Phi
It’s Phi-day 13th! A scary puzzle?
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,953 by Qaos
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29953.
Financial Times 18,317 by XELA
A typical fun XELA offering, on Friday the Thirteenth.
Independent 12,301 / Quince
Quince, a compiler whose work I am not that familiar with, has provided our cruciverbal challenge this Thursday morning.
Financial Times 18,316 by STEERPIKE
Steerpike is this morning’s inquisitor in the FT.
Guardian 29,952 / Paul
It’s Paul in the Thursday slot…
Enigmatic Variations No. 1736: Crack Up by Shark
Hi everyone. Sometimes a crossword brings you joy, sometimes double joy. This one also left me with an earworm, which may be deducible from my final comments.
Financial Times 18,315 by IO
A tricky but very enjoyable puzzle from IO this morning.
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,951 by Pasquale
A nice puzzle – I particularly liked 10ac, 13ac, 7dn, and 8dn. Thanks to Pasquale
Independent 12300 / Eccles
An Eccles puzzle on a Wednesday, so no surprise for Independent solvers this week
Inquisitor 1949: My Hat! by Kolya
This week’s Inquisitor puzzle, My Hat, is by Kolya, a debut setter. My fellow Inquisitor blogger, Holy Ghost, tells me this is the 1000th crossword since the series was renamed Inquisitor in 2007.
Independent 12,299 by Coot
A Tuesday challenge from Coot.