This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here
Listener Dinner Quiz – 2026
The quiz: A3 Listener 2026 Quiz 03 The answer sheet: A4 Quiz Answer Sheet 02
Independent 12303 by Knut
As spring arrives and smiles are less forced, Knut provides the entertainment.
Private Eye ( Cyclops / 825 ) Arrogant Blight
A mild Eye puzzle. Nothing terribly hard, but some lovely surface readings to the clues as usual.
Guardian Prize 29948 / Boatman
This week’s Guardian prize puzzle is set by Boatman, so we can be assured of some quirky clues.
Listener 4908 Dilemma by Oyler
Dilemma is a purely numerical puzzle, very neatly constructed
Independent 12,302 by Phi
It’s Phi-day 13th! A scary puzzle?
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,953 by Qaos
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29953.
Financial Times 18,317 by XELA
A typical fun XELA offering, on Friday the Thirteenth.
Independent 12,301 / Quince
Quince, a compiler whose work I am not that familiar with, has provided our cruciverbal challenge this Thursday morning.
Financial Times 18,316 by STEERPIKE
Steerpike is this morning’s inquisitor in the FT.
Guardian 29,952 / Paul
It’s Paul in the Thursday slot…
Enigmatic Variations No. 1736: Crack Up by Shark
Hi everyone. Sometimes a crossword brings you joy, sometimes double joy. This one also left me with an earworm, which may be deducible from my final comments.
Financial Times 18,315 by IO
A tricky but very enjoyable puzzle from IO this morning.
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,951 by Pasquale
A nice puzzle – I particularly liked 10ac, 13ac, 7dn, and 8dn. Thanks to Pasquale