Pasquale is always careful and thoughtful with his offerings for the Quiptic spot.
Pierre
Independent 12,208/Major
A solid and pleasing cryptic from Major to start the puzzling week in the Independent.
Guardian Quiptic 1.357/Hectence
Our longest-standing provider of Guardian Quiptics, Hectence, is on the oche today.
Independent on Sunday 1,865/Filbert
I often struggle with a Filbert Sunday puzzle, and this one certainly had some intricate wordplay; but it fell out nicely in the end.
Everyman 4,125/9 November
The usual pleasing cryptic from Everyman. Nothing to frighten the horses, which is as it should be.
Guardian Quiptic 1,355/Harpo
A Quiptic that involved this solver in a bit of pencil-chewing in one or two places, but which fell out nicely in the end.
Independent 12,190/Deri
A sound, pleasing and well-constructed puzzle from Deri. Just right for a quality daily cryptic.
Guardian Quiptic 1,353/Carpathian
Carpathian always gives us a carefully constructed and tractable puzzle for the Quiptic slot, so UK solvers shouldn’t have needed the extra hour today to solve this one.
Independent on Sunday 1,861/Filbert
I don’t know about you, but I seldom finish a Filbert crossword these days in one sitting.
Everyman 4,121/12 October
All the usual trademarks present in this week’s Everyman, accompanied by an apology from me for a slightly late blog.
Independent 12,172/Brunel
As the football chant goes, Are You Cyclops in Disguise?
Guardian Quiptic 1,351/Anto
Anto has the Quiptic for us this weekend.
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.
Independent on Sunday 1,857/Nimrod
If you will indulge me, let me tell you a story.
Independent 12,154/Stamp
Always a pleasure when Stamp turns up as the setter for the Monday Independent slot and I am on duty. A thoughfully constructed, occasionally challenging daily cryptic with a wide range of subject matter and some clever misdirection. What’s not to like?