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Independent 11,795 by Vigo

Tue July 30, 2024 at 9:00 am by Quirister

Vigo provides our Tuesday entertainment this week.

Guardian Cryptic 29,448 by Qaos

Tue July 30, 2024 at 8:38 amTue July 30, 2024 at 7:28 am by loonapick

Qaos is the setter of the Guardian puzzle this morning.

Financial Times 17,801 by SOLOMON

Sat September 7, 2024 at 4:35 pmTue July 30, 2024 at 2:11 am by Cineraria

Solomon is a recent addition to the FT stable, and is definitely a setter with his own style, as demonstrated by a number of today’s clues. By no means an easy solve.

Financial Times 17,800 by SLORMGORM

Mon July 29, 2024 at 10:20 am by Teacow

SLORMGORM kicks off the week…

Independent 11,794/Filbert

Mon July 29, 2024 at 8:33 amMon July 29, 2024 at 7:30 am by Pierre

Filbert on two consecutive days in the daily Independent. Not illegal, but certainly uncommon. A fine puzzle, which I enjoyed teasing out and finally completing. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 29,447 by Vulcan

Mon July 29, 2024 at 2:53 pmMon July 29, 2024 at 2:04 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29447.

Financial Times Sunday No.51 – News by Buccaneer

Thu January 22, 2026 at 4:00 pmSun July 28, 2024 at 8:58 am by Widdersbel

It’s been an eventful month. Here it Is in crossword form – find it to solve online at ft.com/crossword

Quiptic 1,288 by Pasquale

Sun July 28, 2024 at 9:07 amSun July 28, 2024 at 1:09 am by Shanne

Lovely Quiptic from Pasquale, who produces a range of puzzles at different levels. The crossword can be found here

Azed No. 2,718 Plain

Sun July 28, 2024 at 4:23 amSun July 28, 2024 at 12:09 am by Cineraria

Apart from a couple of quibbles noted below, I found this pretty straightforward.

Everyman 4,057/21 July

Sun July 28, 2024 at 12:05 am by Pierre

Nothing really to frighten the horses with here, which is as it should be. One or two where it took me a while to see where Everyman was coming from, but I think … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1796 Tees

Sun July 28, 2024 at 5:41 amSun July 28, 2024 at 12:01 am by scchua

Thank you to Tees. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Groovy district in an English county? (7) RUTLAND : RUT-LAND(how you might describe a district/a region that has ruts/grooves in it). … Read more >>

Independent 11,793 by Filbert

Sun July 28, 2024 at 11:39 amSat July 27, 2024 at 8:40 am by twencelas

The Olympics begin and Filbert supplies us with a non-Olympian sport – well for now anyway. Not sure how crossword solving would ever enter the Olympics but you never know. Great clues from … Read more >>

Quick Cryptic 17 by Carpathian

Mon January 19, 2026 at 11:51 amSat July 27, 2024 at 2:38 am by Shanne

This is the seventeenth Guardian Quick Cryptic, a series of 11 x 11 crosswords designed to support beginners learning cryptic crosswords. The whole point of these crosswords is support and encouragement of new solvers, so special rules for these crosswords apply – see here. The puzzle can be found here.

Private Eye (Cyclops/783) Gorgeous Member

Sat April 5, 2025 at 9:46 amSat July 27, 2024 at 1:05 am by beermagnet

Cyclops on usual form.
The cast of characters remains pretty constant. Reagan still appearing after all these years. I wonder if Truss will be remembered as long? Maybe she will. We could do with some recompense for the lost billions even if it is just a few shreds of wry humour.