Quiptic 1,300 by Picaroon

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This week’s Quiptic crossword comes from Picaroon, who sets at a range of levels (he set this Saturday’s Quick Cryptic too) and dials the difficulty up and down. The Quiptic is “a web-only, cryptic puzzle for beginners and those in a hurry. It is published every Sunday” and this one can be found here.

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Everyman 4,069/13 October

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Another pleasing puzzle from Everyman this week.   Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed definitions are underlined Across 1 … Read more >>

Quick Cryptic 29 by Picaroon

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This is the twenty-ninth Guardian Quick Cryptic, a series of 11 x 11 crosswords designed to support beginners learning cryptic crosswords.  The whole point of these crosswords is support and encouragement of new solvers, so special rules for these crosswords apply – see here.  There is a summary of what has been learned over the first 6 months (26 puzzles) here.   The puzzle can be found here.

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