I found this of medium difficulty with some easy starter clues and a few that required a bit of thought.
Guardian 29,812 / Alia
Alia’s second appearance in the cryptic slot
Financial Times 18,172 by Rosa Klebb
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 27, 2025
Private Eye (Cyclops 813) Lethal Shame
Better late than never
Guardian Quiptic 1,349/Hectence
Hectence compiled Quiptic no 4 in December 1999 and here she is with Quiptic no 1,349 nearly twenty-six years later. She’s good at it. Seriously good.
Financial Times Sunday 112 – News by Jason
A fun puzzle from Jason themed around recent events. Find it to solve online or download and print at ft.com/crossword
Independent on Sunday 1,857/Nimrod
If you will indulge me, let me tell you a story.
Everyman 4,118
A standard-issue Everyman
Gemelo 9
Gemelo has set a puzzle where he has imposed constraints upon the words he can use in each clue. Every clue is constructed from words of the same length as the associated entry.
Puzzles for the York S&B
We have previously organised blogging puzzles that setters have submitted for a number of S&B get togethers. Once again, we have a small team who have offered to help.
Independent 12,159 by Filbert
A nice little nut of a puzzle that needed cracking
Guardian Quick Cryptic 78 by Pangakupu
This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian, intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here
Guardian Prize 29805 / Enigmatist
We have an Enigmatist puzzle in the prize slot today. If you like a challenge then Enigmatist is the setter for you
Listener 4884 by Sabre
Broad smiles around the world when we see ‘Sabre’ on the top line, and a few shaky knees too, as we realise we are, as usual, facing a Sabresque challenge.
Listener No 4884, “Spyder” by Sabre
Sabre’s first Listener was waaaaay back in 1970, and this was his 75th solo effort — others were in collaboration, including no. 3000. This year’s puzzle had a slightly odd grid with gaps between a lot of cells and ticks around the perimeter. (And did Sabre have a competition with ‘Eck for the number of steps required to finish!)