SLORMGORM kicks off the week…
Independent 12,190/Deri
A sound, pleasing and well-constructed puzzle from Deri. Just right for a quality daily cryptic.
Guardian 29,842 / Vulcan
Vulcan makes his regular fortnightly appearance in the Monday slot.
Financial Times 18,202 by Julius
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 1, 2025
Independent on Sunday 1,862 by Hippogryph
The puzzle is available to solve online or download here.
Financial Times Sunday 117 – World by Hamilton
The FT’s regular geographically themed crossword. Find it to solve online or download and print at ft.com/crossword
Guardian Quiptic 1,354 by Chandler
Chandler is on double duty this weekend too – with a Quiptic found here
Gemelo No. 13 – Plain
Stepping back from last week’s anagrammatic convolutions, this week’s “plain” Gemelo seemed relatively straightforward by comparison. Completion of the grid was helped considerably by solving the four perimeter clues.
Everyman 4,123
The puzzle may be found at https://observer.co.uk/puzzles/everyman/article/everyman-no-4123 in interactive form, or https://cdn.slowdownwiseup.co.uk/media/documents/obs.everyman.20251026.pdf as a PDF.
Guardian Genius 268 by Odo
A debut Genius from Odo…whose real identity was revealed to me at the York get-together…
Independent 12,189 by Bard
First time we’ve seen Bard on a Saturday I think. I wonder if this completes a set of days of the week?
Guardian Quick Cryptic 83 by Chandler
This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here
Guardian Prize 29,835 / Imogen
Imogen makes one of his fairly infrequent visits to the Prize slot – only the third this year, I think and I blogged the first one.
Listener No 4889 CE by Mozart
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 …
Guardian 29,840 / Paul
It’s Paul bringing the weekday run of puzzles to a close.