Guardian Quiptic

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 >>

Carpathian always produces a thoughtfully constructed Quiptic for us. This one hit the spot, I would aver. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram … Read more >>

Thank you to Pasquale. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Is there a connection amongst the foursome Sue, Don, Bob and Ann?  Besides being 3-letter short versions of longer names. Across 7. William … Read more >>

Anto has the Quiptic for us this morning. I have blogged enough of his puzzles to have a good idea what kind of reaction this one will receive, but I will keep my … Read more >>

Hectence is the longest-serving member of the Quiptic setting team (debut Monday 13th December 1999), and always produces a pleasing and accessible puzzle in my experience. This was exactly that, although it took … Read more >>