Mog provides us with this Tuesday’s challenge.
Spectator 2726: Two against one by La Jerezana
This is my first blog of a Spectator crossword and my first blog of a puzzle by the setter La Jerezana
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Financial Times 18,209 by SLEUTH
SLEUTH kicks off the week with a centenary puzzle…
Independent 12,196 by Grecian
I found this quite a slog. It had some very tough clues and occasionally quite obscure references.
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,848 by Brendan
A fun solve – lots of thanks to Brendan.
Financial Times 18,208 by Neo
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 8, 2025
Guardian Quiptic 1,355/Harpo
A Quiptic that involved this solver in a bit of pencil-chewing in one or two places, but which fell out nicely in the end.
Independent on Sunday 1,863 by Filbert
Another great puzzle by one of my favourite setters
Everyman 4,124
I thought this was good but on the hard side for an Everyman and some clues held me up for quite a while. There are the usual Everyman extras which are highlighted in the grid. Definitions in crimson, underlined. Indicators (homophone, hidden, containment, anagram, juxtaposition, etc) in italics. Anagrams indicated *(like this) or (like this)*. Link-words in olive.
Azed 2772
This Observer barred puzzle was published on the first Sunday of November, so under the new arrangements it is set by Azed as a plain competition offering.
Independent 12,195 by Quince
The puzzle is available to solve online or download here.
Hi all. Quince has been a bit naughty today
Guardian Quick Cryptic 84 by Carpathian
This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here
