Eccles is occupying the mid-week slot, which is quite normal for him.
Guardian No 29,742 by Fed
A tough solve with some complex clueing, and with one bit of parsing that I haven’t been able to figure out. Thanks to Fed for the challenge.
Financial Times 18,102 by GUY
A most enjoyable but tricky puzzle from Guy.
Inquisitor 1914: Construction Site by Luxor
Luxor provides another interesting IQ challenge with a triangular grid of hexagonal cells.
Guardian 29,741 – Carpathian
A nice set of straightforward but elegant clues. Thanks to Carpathian.
Independent 12089 / Lette
Lette is a setter who first appeared in January this year and has since given us a puzzle every two months.
Financial Times 18,101 by BOBCAT
More devilish innovation from Bobcat today . . .
Financial Times 18,100 by GURNEY
GURNEY kicks off the week…
Listener No 4872, “There’s No Place Like Home”, A Setter’s Blog by Bungo
The first Listener I attempted was Listener 4642 – Music Box by tnap. I had been aware of the series through reading the Listen With Others blog, and marvelled at the ingenuity of the setters, and the pandemic having given me rather more free time than I had anticipated, I decided to have a crack at one.
Independent 12,088 by Coot
This was an excellent puzzle from a very consistent setter.
Cryptic crossword No 29,740 by Brummie
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.