A gentle but elegant puzzle to ease into Christmas week. Thanks to Alia, and best wishes of the season to all.
Financial Times 18,245 by Mudd
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.