Guardian 29,819 / Carpathian
Carpathian appears in the Tuesday slot again.
Financial Times 18,180 by GAFF
Quite a thorny/inventive puzzle from Gaff, evidently thematic, as it bears the epigraph: “A 40th anniversary puzzle” . . .
Financial Times 18,179 by BOBCAT
BOBCAT kicks off the week…
Spectator blog
I’m delighted to announce
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,818 by Vulcan
A fun solve with a few slightly trickier clues – my favourites were 1ac, 25ac, and 5dn. Thanks to Vulcan.
Independent 12,166 by Kairos
Child’s play from Kairos this Monday morning
Financial Times 18,178 by Guy
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 4, 2025
Financial Times Sunday 113 – World by Peto
A delightful geographically themed puzzle from Peto. Find it to solve online or download and print at ft.com/crossword
Independent on Sunday 1,858 by Filbert
The puzzle is available to solve online or download here.
Hi again. My anagram hat must have fallen off, because I was very slow to unravel the ones in this puzzle.
Guardian Quiptic 1350 Pangakupu
Thank you to Pangakupu. Definitions are underlined in the clues.
Gemelo No. 10 – plain
A plain puzzle from Gemelo this week, but it was by no means straightforward
Everyman 4,119
The puzzle may be found at https://observer.co.uk/puzzles/everyman/article/everyman-no-4119 (interactive version) and https://cdn.slowdownwiseup.co.uk/media/documents/obs.everyman.20250928.pdf (pdf).
Guardian Genius 267 / Soup
Soup is a regular Genius setter. He sets interesting and challenging puzzles with clever twists. Let’s see what he gives us this month.
Independent 12,165 by Quince
The puzzle is available to solve online or download here.
Hi everyone. I started slowly and although I made steady progress I certainly had to keep my brain in gear throughout.