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Enigmatic Variations No. 1700: One Hundred With Seven Inside by proXimal

Thu July 3, 2025 at 1:19 amThu July 3, 2025 at 12:00 am by Kitty

Hi everyone. Thanks to proXimal for a puzzle I really enjoyed getting my teeth into.

Guardian 29,736 / Ariel

Wed July 2, 2025 at 9:10 am by Eileen

A new name on the puzzle today – or perhaps the 22ac of one we know already.

Financial Times 18,096 by MONK

Wed July 2, 2025 at 7:39 am by Oriel

Thanks to Monk for this morning’s crossword.

Independent 12084 / Eccles

Wed July 2, 2025 at 7:25 am by duncanshiell

Eccles provides the challenge today in his usual Wednesday slot, serving up a crossword with many well-known words as entries, but as usual, also with couple of entries that are not heard in conversation very often.

Inquisitor 1913: What Goes Around by Charybdis

Tue July 1, 2025 at 11:44 amTue July 1, 2025 at 9:57 am by duncanshiell

Charybdis is a fairly prolific setter of Inquisitor crosswords with interesting end games.

Cryptic crossword No 29,735 by Brockwell

Tue July 1, 2025 at 9:13 am by manehi

Many thanks to Brockwell for a fun puzzle…

Independent 12,083 by Hoskins

Tue July 1, 2025 at 9:38 amTue July 1, 2025 at 9:00 am by Quirister

Hoskins provides our amusement this morning.

Financial Times 18,095 by GOZO

Tue July 1, 2025 at 1:18 am by Cineraria

Breezy fun from Gozo today

Financial Times 18,094 by SLORMGORM

Mon June 30, 2025 at 11:07 am by Teacow

SLORMGORM kicks off the week…

Independent 12,082/Brunel

Mon June 30, 2025 at 12:23 pmMon June 30, 2025 at 7:30 am by Pierre

A puzzle from Brunel that fits the ‘serious daily cryptic’ definition pretty well, I thought.

Guardian 29,734 – Vulcan

Mon June 30, 2025 at 9:08 amMon June 30, 2025 at 7:18 am by Andrew

For some reason I was a bit slower than usual to get a foothold on this, but it all worked out in the end. Thanks to Vulcan.

Financial Times 18,093 by Rosa Klebb

Mon June 30, 2025 at 11:53 amMon June 30, 2025 at 12:00 am by Pete Maclean

Puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 28, 2025

Observer puzzles – the future

Sat August 30, 2025 at 8:52 pmSun June 29, 2025 at 6:56 pm by kenmac

It appears that The Observer is planning to enable digital submission to their crossword competitions from 6th July for both Azed and Everyman.

Financial Times Sunday 99 – News by Leonidas

Thu January 22, 2026 at 3:58 pmSun June 29, 2025 at 10:59 am by Kitty

The FT’s monthly puzzle based on news and current events. The printable version is available here, or you can solve online here.

Hello! Widdersbel is otherwise engaged today, so I jumped at the chance to blog a News puzzle. But then I remembered the news …