Never knowingly undersolved
My first opportunity to blog a Bartland Quiptic. I’m a fan already. I thought this was thoughtfully constructed, with the beginner and improving solver clearly in mind. It conforms to what for me … Read more >>
Anto has been known for setting “too hard for a Quiptic” puzzles. Don’t worry, this isn’t one of them – it’s definitely a Quiptic.
With a Quiptic from Pasquale, you always know that the setter will have constructed the puzzle with the less experienced solver in mind. He has given us this morning a generous grid, concision … Read more >>
Thank you to Chandler. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Heed secretary initially desiring thing for scribbling (7) NOTEPAD : NOTE(to heed/to pay attention to) + PA(abbrev. for “personal assistant”, aka … Read more >>
Always a pleasure when a Hectence turns up in the Quiptic slot on my blogging day. The surface readings are pleasingly constructed in this puzzle, which is a feature of crosswords from this … Read more >>
I believe we have a new Quiptic setter today; I haven’t come across Bartland before.
A bright and breezy – and thoroughly approachable – Quiptic from Matilda this week. I wouldn’t be surprised if this fell into the ‘first Quiptic I have solved unaided’ category for someone, somewhere. … Read more >>
Thank you to Carpathian. Definitions are underlined in the clues. It looks as if one-word definitions in the clues are this setter’s specialty. Across 1. Mark crossing United States to find bear (7) … Read more >>
This is getting a bit silly. Sorry for the late blog, but it has taken me a while to sort all this out. Anto has his fans, of his cryptic Guardian puzzles mainly, … Read more >>
A good example of a Quiptic, with clear clues and nothing too obscure.
As always, a carefully-constructed and educative Quiptic from Pasquale this morning. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed definitions are … Read more >>
Thank you to Hectence. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 7. Cutters with ship going round Ross Island cape capsized (8) SCISSORS : SS(abbrev. for “steamship” in ships’ names) containing(going round) reversal … Read more >>
A thoughtfully constructed and most enjoyable Quiptic crossword from Carpathian this morning. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed definitions … Read more >>
Anto, as usual, likes to stretch the boundaries of what’s expected in a Quiptic. But some of us have a public holiday today, so may have a bit of extra time for the puzzle.
Chandler has the Quiptic offering for us this week. I blogged his well-received debut puzzle in April of this year and he’s been a monthly contributor to the slot since. Abbreviations cd cryptic … Read more >>