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Pierre A pleasing puzzle from Everyman which hits the spot of being tractable but still of interest to more experienced solvers. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram … Read more >>
A delightful Quiptic from Hectence, with nothing to frighten the horses, as it should be. I have given full explanations for those in the ‘beginner’ category, but please ask if there is something … Read more >>
This offering from Anto did not appear on the Grauniad website till mid morning, so I am afraid because of work commitments I have not been able to write and post a blog … Read more >>
Tees is a top setter, but you wouldn’t set your calendar by him. He’s not knocked Phi off his Friday perch yet, but I think we’ve seen him every other weekday in the … Read more >>
Another Sunday morning Peter ‘n’ Pierre show. A tractable puzzle just right for the IoS slot, I thought. Of particular note (for me at least) were a namecheck and a bird. Life is … Read more >>
The Everyman is a puzzle that is meant to be easy-end, and tractable enough for newish or less experienced solvers. This particular example was a step – or several steps – too far … Read more >>
Matilda has produced a pleasing Quiptic this morning, which I think meets the brief – ‘for beginners, and those in a hurry’ – pretty well. For those in the former category, additional explanation … Read more >>
Happy New Year! There we go, my one and only use of the exclamation mark over with for 2021. On with the puzzle from Italicus. He has been setting for the Indy for … Read more >>
A carefully and concisely clued Quiptic from Carpathian, with nothing to frighten the reindeers. As it should be. It only remains for me to send my best wishes for 2021 to fellow Quiptic … Read more >>
I’ve been saying for years that there’s far too much football in the Indy, but no-one – least of all the editor and the setters – has been listening. It’s got to stop. … Read more >>
I found this puzzle unsatisfactory on the whole, mainly because of some dubious definitions and unclear wordplay. Your experience may have differed. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad … Read more >>
Beale was one of the original setters way back in the day when the Quiptic launched over twenty years ago before disappearing from the scene, but has reappeared recently. Whether he or she … Read more >>
A new setter added to the Indy stable for our Monday morning pleasure. I thought this was a sound puzzle, with some very carefully crafted surfaces and a good range of devices. But … Read more >>
Hectence has given us a lot of bra-stretching this morning. An interesting Quiptic, probably on the hardish side (at least from the parsing point of view), and a pangram to … Read more >>
Tees is becoming quite the IoS regular. Another sound puzzle with a good range of subject matter and clue types. Those who get anal about cryptic grammar might not like a construction that … Read more >>