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
Gemelo 18
We have a plain puzzle form Gemelo this week in The Observer
Guardian Quick Cryptic 90 by Dice
This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here
Independent 12,231 by Quince
Firstly, thanks to Duncan and miserableoldhack for standing in for us recently. We now have a puzzle by Quince to blog.
Guardian Prize crossword No 29,877 by Tramp
Thanks to Tramp for the puzzle
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, etc …
We reach the end of another year
Listener no. 4896: Pull! By Eclogue
The Bish half of DASH is on duty this week as the Numpty is off-grid, and he always enjoys a puzzle by Eclogue: but what will it be this time?
Guardian 29,882 – Kite
Thanks to Kite for a puzzle that was not too tricky for a Friday, helped by …
Independent 12,230 by Tees
Tees is in the Friday slot this week.
Financial Times 18,243 by SOLOMON
A solid offering from SOLOMON this Friday.