Thanks to Monk for a fabulous puzzle.
Guardian 29,886 / Pangakupu
An entertaining puzzle from Pangakupu to accompany the festive preparations
Inquisitor 1938: Christmas-time at Hook-a-Gate by Pomfret Cake
We enter the run-up to Christmas with Pomfret Cake’s IQ challenge.
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,885 by Paul
Thanks to Paul for today’s puzzle – my favourites were 12ac, 16ac, 13dn and 17dn. Merry Christmas, all.
Independent 12233 / Atrica
An Atrica puzzle concludes my Independent blogs for 2025.
Financial Times 18,247 by PETO
In more than one instance, today’s entry from Peto tested my ability to spell out the parsing in a comprehensible fashion . . .
Financial Times 18,246 by BOBCAT
BOBCAT kicks off the week…
Independent 12,232 by Bard
I've not done many Bard puzzles before, so it took me a while to get into the mindset. The grid was unusual with 4 longer double word clues around the perimeter.
Guardian 29,884 – Alia
A gentle but elegant puzzle to ease into Christmas week. Thanks to Alia, and best wishes of the season to all.
Financial Times 18,245 by Mudd
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of December 20, 2025
No grid this week, sorry. Slight cock-up on the automation front.
Financial Times 18,244 by Julius
Jumbo puzzle for Christmas 2025
Guardian Quiptic 1,361/Anto
I have solved and blogged enough Anto puzzles for regular readers to know that I am not a fan of his Quiptic offerings, so I will present you with the blog this morning and let you make of the puzzle what you will.
Financial Times Sunday 124 – News by Guy
A superb puzzle from Guy for the December entry in the FT’s topical series. Find it to solve online or download and print at ft.com/crossword
Independent on Sunday 1,869/Filbert
Filbert’s crosswords are meticulously clued, and the surfaces are carefully crafted too. This means that often there are multi-part constructions, so while solving is always a challenge, parsing is even more so. Some … Read more >>
Everyman 4,130
This puzzle can be found at https://observer.co.uk/puzzles/everyman/article/everyman-no-4130