Fifteensquared – Page 28 – Never knowingly undersolved

I was slightly nervous that I might be getting the Grauniad Christmas Special by Maskarade as the Prize puzzle to blog, but it seems the new normal is to have a ‘regular’ Prize puzzle and the Maskarade as a ‘bonus’ on the side…

Listener Crossword No. 4898: Contrasting Directions by Demoniacal

Fri January 2, 2026 at 4:00 pm by Chalicea

Demoniacal is back. We were last required to eat “nothing but peas” in 4756 on the play Woyzeck. What fate lies in store for us this time?

Independent 12242 / Phi

Fri January 2, 2026 at 8:02 amFri January 2, 2026 at 7:24 am by duncanshiell

Phi’s first Independent puzzle of 2026 appears on his usual publication day of Friday, so all’s well with the world.

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,893 by Fed

Fri January 2, 2026 at 2:01 pmFri January 2, 2026 at 3:04 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29893.

Financial Times 18,257 by GUY

Fri January 2, 2026 at 1:01 am by Turbolegs

A fun challenge from GUY!

Inquisitor index

Mon January 5, 2026 at 6:46 pmThu January 1, 2026 at 11:45 pm by HolyGhost

“The series of crosswords, now known as Inquisitor, began in 1988, headed simply Crossword. It has since appeared every Saturday, except on Christmas Days and with one accidental omission. Changes in presentation have occurred, but the team of contributors has continued to develop naturally, as has the style. Today’s crossword is number 1106 in the series. In future, Inquisitor will be numbered accordingly.”
Mike Laws, Crossword Editor, Boxing Day 2009.

The first blog on this site, by Pete Biddlecombe, contains some more information on the name changes and number restarts.