The regular last-Sunday-of-the-month crossword based on topical events. Solve online or download and print from the FT website.
Independent on Sunday 1,783 by Vigo
I blogged the Everyman last time out which was set by Vigo in disguise
Azed No. 2,705 Plain
A plain puzzle from Azed.
Independent 11,715 by Tees
The puzzle is available to solve online or download here.
Guardian Quick Cryptic 4 by Picaroon
This week’s Guardian Quick Cryptic #4 published on Saturday 27 April, a 11 x 11 crossword designed for beginners:
Financial Times 17,713 by Leonidas
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 20, 2024
Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,362 by Picaroon (20 April 2024)
A fitting puzzle for the Saturday Prize puzzle slot from Picaroon this week…
Financial Times 17,718 MUDD
A fun challenge from MUDD
Guardian Cryptic 29,367 by Imogen
A tough solve with quite a few left to parse at the end. Favourites were 25ac, 1dn, and 2dn. Thanks to Imogen.
Independent 11714 / Phi
Friday in the Independent crossword series usually brings a puzzle from Phi and that’s the case today. The grid is one that can yield a message round the perimeter. We … Read more >>
Independent 11,713 by Bluth
Bluth is here today with his usual varied mix of subject matter.
Guardian 29,366 – Kite
A puzzle that took quite a lot of thinking, but satisfying to work out. Thanks to Kite. We have a theme indicated by the central entry DNA, which is an ACID in the … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,717 GURNEY
Gurney is the setter of the FT this morning.
Enigmatic Variations No. 1638 – Chilly by The Ace Of Hearts
“From the answer to each clue, a letter must be deleted wherever it appears before entry into the grid; definitions refer to the full unmutilated answer, wordplay to the grid entry and word length/count to the answer. In clue order, the omitted letters give a definition (eight words) of a CHILLY word in Chambers (six letters), which must be highlighted in the completed grid. The three unclued entries are examples of this word. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.”