Guardian Quiptic

I can’t say my heart flutters with joy when I see Anto’s name on a Quiptic puzzle. What matters more, perhaps, is what the intended audience thought of this one. Abbreviations cd cryptic … Read more >>

Bartland, a comparatively new setter of the Quiptic, returns to provide us with this week’s offering for beginners and those in a hurry. I have commented positively on the previous puzzles from this … Read more >>

Thank you to Pasquale. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Firm support for unoriginal performer? (6) COPIER : CO(abbrev. for “company”, a commercial firm) + PIER(a solid support designed to sustain … Read more >>

A delightful Quiptic from Chandler that has clearly been constructed with the less experienced solver in mind. One I will be recommending to real beginners. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad … Read more >>

There were some carefully-constructed clues in this Quiptic from Anto, but as so often with this setter, a number of imprecisions which would have made it harder – and more frustrating – for … Read more >>

Thank you to Hectence. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 8. Move back in line at the same time (8) TOGETHER : Reversal of(… back) GO(to move) contained in(in) TETHER(a line/a rope … Read more >>

Bartland is a comparatively new setter of the Quiptic. I found this a neatly constructed puzzle which hit the spot in terms of accessibility. I have two small nits to pick, but neither … Read more >>

A delightful set of concisely and precisely written clues from Carpathian make up today’s Quiptic. Brava. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator … Read more >>

Thank you to Chandler. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. The last to get a shift shows furtive manner (7) STEALTH : Anagram of(… to get a shift) THE LAST. 5. … Read more >>

Hectence is a long-standing setter of the Quiptic and has produced a pleasing puzzle this morning which was solvable with a bit of pencil-chewing. Degree of difficulty is such a moveable feast when … Read more >>

As often happens with this setter in Quiptic mode (which he at least appears to be in here), there are a small number of clues which seem a bit clunky, or over-engineered. Your … Read more >>