Guardian Quiptic – Page 33

Quiptic 913 by Pan

Mon May 15, 2017 at 8:31 am by newmarketsausage

An enjoyable and nicely-judged start to the cryptic week.

Quiptic 912 by Anto

Mon May 8, 2017 at 9:31 am by Bertandjoyce

We’re standing in for Pierre today and this is the first Quiptic we’ve blogged. Joyce often tackles the Quiptic if she is eating lunch on her own, so it isn’t the first Quiptic that we have solved!

Thank you Hectence for an enjoyable Quiptic. (Aptly relaxing for Labour Day.) Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Don’t allow backing for Trump’s extremes to overshadow right’s regular following (7) PREVENT … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 910/Moley

Mon April 24, 2017 at 2:52 pmMon April 24, 2017 at 9:53 am by Pierre

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 >>

Guardian Quiptic 909/Provis

Mon April 17, 2017 at 10:27 am by Pierre

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 >>

Guardian Quiptic 908/Pan

Mon April 10, 2017 at 10:29 am by Pierre

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 >>

Guardian Quiptic 907 Arachne

Mon April 3, 2017 at 10:40 amMon April 3, 2017 at 6:48 am by scchua

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 >>

Guardian Quiptic 906/Anto

Mon March 27, 2017 at 1:48 pmMon March 27, 2017 at 12:24 pm by Pierre

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 >>

Guardian Quiptic 905/Hectence

Mon March 20, 2017 at 3:02 pmMon March 20, 2017 at 9:48 am by Pierre

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 >>

Guardian Quiptic 904/Moley

Mon March 13, 2017 at 10:37 am by Pierre

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 >>

Guardian Quiptic 903/Provis

Mon March 6, 2017 at 11:19 amMon March 6, 2017 at 9:57 am by Pierre

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 >>

Quiptic 902/Pan

Mon February 27, 2017 at 10:10 am by Pierre

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 >>

Quiptic 901 by Anto

Mon February 20, 2017 at 12:39 pmMon February 20, 2017 at 9:08 am by newmarketsausage

Anto’s turn in the Quiptic slot this week.

Guardian Quiptic 900/Hectence

Mon February 13, 2017 at 9:10 am by Pierre

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 >>

Guardian Quiptic 899 Beale

Tue February 7, 2017 at 1:01 pmTue February 7, 2017 at 5:50 am by scchua

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 >>