Guardian Quiptic

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A nice and neat and easy enough Quiptic. Thanks to Hectence. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9 Fashionable mink has one consumed with anger (9) INFURIATE : IN(fashionable, as in “the in-crowd”) … Read more >>

When I started solving and blogging this morning, there wasn’t a setter’s name on the puzzle.  No matter – I enjoyed solving and blogging it.       Abbreviations cd  cryptic definition dd  … Read more >>

Very good Quiptic from Pan for our bank holiday entertainment – or at least for those of us who are enjoying a bank holiday today.         Abbreviations cd  cryptic definition … Read more >>

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A Quiptic from our favourite Spice Girl this morning.  And a fine one it was too.  Beginners would have enjoyed this, I think.       Abbreviations cd  cryptic definition dd  double definition … Read more >>

A good Quiptic from our guinea-pig lover.  Tough in places, though.  What did you think?       Abbreviations cd  cryptic definition dd  double definition (xxxx)*  anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x]  letter(s) … Read more >>

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Always a pleasure to solve and blog an Orlando Quiptic.  He’s good at this stuff, you know.       Abbreviations cd  cryptic definition dd  double definition (xxxx)*  anagram anagrind = anagram indicator … Read more >>

One or two rather remote synonyms, I thought, but generally a sound Quiptic to get us started on the cruciverbal week.           Abbreviations cd  cryptic definition dd  double definition … Read more >>

The number of cds and dds is reminiscent of another setter’s style. Thanks to Anto. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 8 You can’t order it in a strange pub (3,5) THE … Read more >>

Our Manchester City supporting setter invariably provides us with a good Quiptic challenge, but I had one or two niggles today.  Could just be me, and the fact that it’s still early on … Read more >>