Alia is the setter of today’s Guardian puzzle.
Financial Times 18,198 by BOBCAT
Today we match wits with Bobcat, a setter who usually employs a wide variety of clue devices, this puzzle being a prime example.
Financial Times 18,197 by ARTEXLEN
ARTEXLEN kicks off the week…
Independent 12,184 by Italicus
Monday’s puzzle is brought to you by Italicus
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,836 by Philistine
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29836.
Spectator 2,724: Word Building by Doc
Doc is the compiler of this Spectator crossword.
Financial Times 18,196 by Rosa Klebb
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 25, 2025
Puzzle by Median for York S&B
Median brought a puzzle along yesterday for the S&B. It wasn’t submitted in time to be blogged but if you want to have a go, or need to check the solutions, the puzzle … Read more >>
Financial Times Sunday 116 – News by Leonidas
The regular monthly topical crossword. Find it to download and print at ft.com/crossword
York S & B 24th Oct 2025 by Platypus
Platypus here is an alias for a large group of setters who all contributed to the puzzle. You can solve the puzzle at https://mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2788.
York S&B 2025: “Something for the Weekend” by Leo
I offered to blog one of the crosswords for the weekend, and those who spotted the thread will have found it funny I ended up blogging Leo’s crossword. This crossword can be found here as a pdf.
If you were at York S&B…
Someone left a pair of glasses, in a Boots case, at the Marcia. If they’re yours, get in touch and we’ll get them returned to you. And what a wonderful occasion it was!
York S&B 2025 puzzle by Komorník
Morning everyone. There will probably be some sore heads in York today: some from the ale, some from having a go at this beast of a grid from Komornik.
Guardian Quiptic 1,353/Carpathian
Carpathian always gives us a carefully constructed and tractable puzzle for the Quiptic slot, so UK solvers shouldn’t have needed the extra hour today to solve this one.