Guardian Quiptic

This is the time of year where holidays come into play and bloggers turn up in unexpected places.       This is the first Quiptic I have blogged and I enjoyed doing … Read more >>

Chandler made his/her Quiptic debut in March of this year, so s/he’s not the new kid on the block any more. But there are thirteen sleeps till Santa comes, so those – unlike … Read more >>

Thank you to Hectence. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Clubs worker’s sacked, caught breaking bottle opener (9) CORKSCREW : C(abbrev. for “clubs”, one of the 4 suits in a deck … Read more >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>