Guardian Quiptic

Thank you to Picaroon. Some lovely surfaces here. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Beastly utterance about public house shows pizzazz (5) OOMPH : Reversal of(… about) MOO(beastly utterance, from cattle, … Read more >>

Since Alan Connor took over as editor of the Guardian stable crosswords – the daily cryptic, the Quiptic and the Everyman – I’ve noticed a real consistency to the Quiptic puzzles. That’s mainly … Read more >>

Pasquale in charge of this week’s Quiptic. Which means a carefully constructed puzzle to stretch less experienced solvers which will also act as an amuse-bouche for those who have been solving these things … Read more >>

Quiptics on a Sunday now. I am a creature of habit, and this has completely discombobulated me. Good job it’s a sound as a pound Carpathian for me to blog. Abbreviations cd cryptic … Read more >>

Don’t worry, it’s not Monday already!  The Quiptic has now moved to Sundays, with very little advance warning.  Sorry this blog is a little later in the day than usual, but I wasn’t … Read more >>

Hectence made her debut as a Quiptic setter in the last century. That is not a poisson d’avril, btw, but a true fact. So I think you could say that she gets what … Read more >>

Thank you to Carpathian. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Drink fortified wine for comfort (7) SUPPORT : SUP(to drink by sips or spoonfuls) PORT(fortified wine, originally from Portugal). Defn: …/the … Read more >>

He’s done Guardian Prize, he’s done Guardian  genius, he’s done Guardian Cryptic, but this is as far as I can see Picaroon’s debut in the Quiptic slot. Welcome. People sometimes comment when a … Read more >>

Chandler is in town this week with a Quiptic that I think will please those still new to the Dark Art. Certainly enough straightforward clues to get you a foothold, which I know … Read more >>

Thank you to Carpathian. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9. Old private moving around Europe working (9) OPERATIVE : O(abbrev. for “old”) + anagram of(… moving) PRIVATE containing(around) E(abbrev. for “Europe”). … Read more >>

All the right notes, all in the right order, simple time signature, no accidentals, and marked throughout as semplicemente. If it were a musical score, that’s how I would describe it; but it’s … Read more >>