Charybdis is a fairly prolific setter of Inquisitor crosswords with interesting end games.
Cryptic crossword No 29,735 by Brockwell
Many thanks to Brockwell for a fun puzzle…
Independent 12,083 by Hoskins
Hoskins provides our amusement this morning.
Financial Times 18,095 by GOZO
Breezy fun from Gozo today
Financial Times 18,094 by SLORMGORM
SLORMGORM kicks off the week…
Independent 12,082/Brunel
A puzzle from Brunel that fits the ‘serious daily cryptic’ definition pretty well, I thought.
Guardian 29,734 – Vulcan
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
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 28, 2025
Observer puzzles – the future
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
Quiptic 1,336 by Alia
The only Sunday cryptic offering from the Guardian nowadays, and found here
Azed No. 2,766 – plain
This grid seemed impenetrable until I managed to get a few crossers established . . .
Everyman 4,105/22 June
Alan Connor continues as the setter of the Everyman under the paper’s new ownership. Another sound puzzle from him here.
Independent on Sunday 1844 Filbert
Thank you to Filbert. Definitions are underlined in the clues.
Independent 12,081 by Mev
Mev provides the Saturday challenge this week.