Guardian Quiptic 1,186/Hectence
Apologies for the late blog. The Guardian didn’t post the puzzle online till mid-morning. In the end, it was worth waiting for a delightful puzzle from Hectence to please the beginners and entertain … Read more >>
Pierre
Guardian Quiptic Monday 8th August – placeholder
Bonjour The Grauniad website is still at the moment (0715 BST) showing last week’s Quiptic and has not been updated. This is not the first time that this has happened. I will solve … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,693/Hypnos
Hypnos has a pleasing and tractable puzzle for us to enjoy over Sunday morning coffee. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] … Read more >>
Everyman 3,954/24 July
Another pleasing and well-constructed puzzle from Everyman, with its now well-established trio of features: the rhyming couplet, the first letter clue and the self-reference. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1,184/Matilda
Matilda appears comparatively infrequently as our Quiptic setter, but I always enjoy solving and blogging her puzzles. This one had a good variety of clue types, with some less common constructions – but … Read more >>
Independent 11,164/Hoskins
Hoskins starts the Indy week for us. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed definitions are underlined Across 1 Restive … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1,182/Anto
Anto often gives me the impression of not working quite hard enough to make the whole puzzle of a Quiptic nature, and that was my feeling with this one this morning. Your experience … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,689/Italicus
A delightful Sunday puzzle from Italicus that slowly revealed its secret. The secret being that the crossword has a ghost theme of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and subsequent novels, by Douglas … Read more >>
Independent 11,146/Filbert
Chuffing Nora, as they say in these parts. I only ever blog the weekday Indy on a Monday, so am habituated to a reasonably gentle puzzle to start the week, but … Read more >>
Everyman 3,950/26 June
Another well-compiled and clearly-clued puzzle from Everyman this morning. I enjoyed it, and can imagine improving solvers will have as well. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1,180/Pasquale
You always know you’re going to get a well-constructed and tractable puzzle from the Don when he’s in Quiptic mode. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1,178/Hectence
Apologies for the late appearance of the blog. Bloody Grauniad. A fine Quiptic from Hectence, with a pangram to boot. I think beginners and less experienced solvers would have enjoyed this one. Abbreviations … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1,178 – placeholder
Bonjour This morning’s Guardian Quiptic is not yet available on the newspaper’s site – last week’s puzzle is still showing. I will solve the crossword and write up a blog when someone at … Read more >>
Independent 11,128/Gila
An enjoyable and well-constructed puzzle from Gila to start us off on our Independent crossword journey this week. Either he was being trickier than normal, or I was being a bear of little brain … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,685/Hoskins
Many thanks to Hoskins for this Sunday’s puzzle. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed definitions are underlined Across … Read more >>