Brunnie is Monday's setter.
Financial Times 18,099 by Julius
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 5, 2025
Financial Times Sunday 100 – World by Gozo
The FT’s Sunday series reaches a landmark with its 100th puzzle, which as ever can be found to solve online or download and print at ft.com/crossword. For those unfamiliar with the geographically-themed World puzzle, which appears regularly on the first Sunday of every month, I would recommend this one from Gozo as a very enjoyable entry point…
Guardian Quiptic 1,337/Pasquale
Another fine Quiptic from Pasquale. I fancy that less experienced and improving solvers will have appreciated this one.
Independent on Sunday 1,845/Filbert
Filbert in his customary Sunday slot with another carefully-constructed and pleasing puzzle.
Everyman 4,106
Everyman, ‘the crossword world’s entry point since 1945’,
Azed 2767
We have a plain Azed puzzle this week. There is no competition and there are no controversial grid entries that I can see.
Genius no 264 by Pangakupu
June’s Genius is set by Pangakupu.
The preamble says:
Six answers are modified, with one part of each replaced by itself. Their clues are presented in ascending order so that none is entered in the numbered space indicated. Wordplay in each remaining clue gives an extra letter; these spell out the nature of the replacement. Lengths in brackets indicate the number of spaces to be filled at that number; hyphenation and indications such as ‘7 words’ are omitted.
Independent No. 12,087 by Tack
Good morning everyone.
A grid from Tack today, which on first scan looked to have a Euros football theme, which instantly made my heart sink. I’m with the judge in the famous case when told “Mr Gascoigne is a footballer” replied; “Association or Union”. Well, it’s Union every time surely.
Quick Cryptic 66 by Carpathian
This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian, intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here
Prize crossword No 29,733 by Pangakupu
This grid displays the intricate but precise clues I have come to expect from Pangakupu.
Cyclops 807 – Indecent Hairdo
Cyclops being Cyclops…with some political satire, risqué surface readings and punning definitions…but lighter than usual on the skoolboy smuttery…
Listener No 4872: There’s No Place Like Home by Bungo
Not Bingo but Bungo! Welcome to a new Listener setter – and new to the various series indexed in Dave Hennings’ Database too
Financial Times 18,098 by SOLOMON
A tough challenge from SOLOMON today, where the parsing took more than the solve.
Cryptic crossword No 29,738 by Imogen
Thank you to Imogen. Definitions are underlined in the clues.