Guardian Quiptic

A sound Quiptic from Moley, with just one or two niggles on my part.         Abbreviations cd  cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)*  anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x]  letters … Read more >>

Apologies for the lateish blog – it took me a while to get into this one, and my last couple took some time too.  I could be barking up the wrong tree, but … Read more >>

Some tricky ones in here, I found.         Abbreviations cd  cryptic definition dd  double definition (xxxx)*  anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x]  letter(s) missing definitions are underlined Across 1  About … Read more >>

Now this is a coincidence: I blogged Arachne’s last (then) Quiptic (691), before she retired … from the Quiptic at least. Over four years later, I’m delighted to blog her first comeback Quiptic. Enjoyable crossword … Read more >>

Another Anto for us.  There are a couple I can’t see, so help welcomed.           Abbreviations cd  cryptic definition dd  double definition (xxxx)*  anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x]  … Read more >>

As always, a good puzzle from Hectence.  However, it proved tricky and did appear for a while as the Guardian Cryptic on the paper’s website one day last week.  The Grauniad moves in … Read more >>

Interesting one in the Quiptic slot from Moley today.  What did you think?         Abbreviations cd  cryptic definition dd  double definition (xxxx)*  anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x]  letter(s) removed … Read more >>

Quite a toughie today, I thought, but you tell me otherwise.           Abbreviations cd  cryptic definition dd  double definition (xxxx)*  anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x]  letter(s) removed definitions … Read more >>

I liked this Quiptic from Pan, but found it tricky in places.       Abbreviations cd  cryptic definition dd  double definition (xxxx)*  anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x]  letter(s) removed definitions are … Read more >>

A nicely-judged Quiptic from Hectence, I thought.  There were a few that were difficult to parse, though.       Abbreviations cd  cryptic definition dd  double definition (xxxx)*  anagram anagrind = anagram indicator … Read more >>

Thanks to Beale, for a puzzle pitched at about the right level of difficulty for a Quiptic. Enjoyable, even if one had to wait almost a day for it. Definitions are underlined in … Read more >>

A bit tricky for a Quiptic, I thought.       Abbreviations cd  cryptic definition dd  double definition (xxxx)*  anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x]  letter(s) removed definitions are underlined Across 9  Case … Read more >>

Pan usually sets us an accessible Quiptic, but I have to say that I struggled with this today.  Nothing unfair, but if beginners were expecting a gentle one, this probably wasn’t it.   … Read more >>