Independent 11,951 / Filbert
Filbert has provided a crossword for this week’s theme day. I found this to be medium-to-hard in terms of difficulty, yet challenging and entertaining in equal measure. The way into today’s theme is … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,603 by Brummie
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29603.
Financial Times 17,960 by BOBCAT
This is my 100th Financial Times blog. It is hard to believe that I have been posting here since 2022. By now, solving the solid clues of a Bobcat puzzle feels like chatting with an old friend. I very much appreciate all of the comments and support I have received so far.
Azed lunch
Solvers of The Observer’s Azed crossword, both regular and occasional, are invited to a special lunch to celebrate puzzle No. 2,750 at Wolfson College, Oxford on Saturday 3rd May, followed by afternoon tea at Azed’s Oxford home. For full details please email heald (dot) richard (at) gmail.com.
Financial Times 17,959 by ARTEXLEN
ARTEXLEN kicks off the week…
Guardian 29,602 / Vulcan
It’s been one of those weekends when my monthly Prize blog coincided with the Friday / Monday blogging overlap, so you get me three days running (with an Imogen / Vulcan combination to … Read more >>
Independent 11,950 by Wire
Wire gets us going for a new week
Financial Times 17,958 by Mudd
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of January 25, 2025
Guardian Quiptic 1314 Carpathian
Thank you to Carpathian. Definitions are underlined in the clues.
Independent on Sunday 1,822 by Filbert
The puzzle is available to solve online or download here.
Financial Times Sunday No.77 – News by Leonidas
It’s the last Sunday of the month (already?) which means it’s time once again for the FT’s cruciverbal round-up of topical events. Find it to solve online or download and print at ft.com/crossword, or via the FT smartphone app.
Quiptic 1,314 by Carpathian
Carpathian is back her usual Quiptic spot after a long spell of setting Quick Cryptics. The crossword can be found here.
Everyman 4,083 by Everyman
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/4083.
Azed No. 2,744 Plain
A 13 x 11 grid this week, but no 13-letter words.