Guardian Quiptic

Thank you to Pasquale. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 4. Fellow one met at church in tight garment (6) BODICE : BOD(informal term for a “fellow”/person) + I(Roman numeral for “one”) … 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 >>

Thanks to Carpathian for an enjoyable Quiptic as ever: not always easy, but always fair. Some of the definitions took a bit of thought, but that’s part of the fun; everything makes sense … Read more >>

A sound and entertaining Quiptic from Matilda this morning, with a good variety of subject matter for our delectation and delight. As always, if there is something that I haven’t explained properly or … Read more >>

Thank you to Pasquale. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 7. Put out of action on account of dreadfully bad lies (7) DISABLE : Anagram of(dreadfully) BAD LIES. 8. Wasted time and … Read more >>

Anto divides his time these days (or the editor does it for him) between the Quiptic and the daily Grauniad cryptic. This was a fine example of the former, with some pleasing anagrams … Read more >>

An enjoyable solve from Pan this morning: mostly “easy when you know how”. As always, Pan provides concise clues with some lovely surfaces: my favourite was 1d. There are lots of common crossword … Read more >>

The usual sound and pleasing Quiptic from Hectence this morning, but with a rather unusual feature.       Which is that there are no full anagrams in the puzzle. Some beginners (and … Read more >>

Thanks to Beale for this enjoyable Quiptic. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Put one’s foot down when presented with energy charge (8) STAMPEDE : STAMPED(put one’s foot down heavily, on … Read more >>

A thoughtfully compiled Quiptic from Matilda, which I’d be happy to recommend to those who are new to this kind of torture. Friendly grid, no obscurities, clear cluing. Happy days.       … Read more >>

Anto provides a slightly tricky Quiptic today. There are a couple of loose definitions, and some references that may be unfamiliar to non-Brits – I’ve tried to cover these in the notes. I’m … Read more >>

A carefully constructed Quiptic from Carpathian this morning, which I think will provide an entertaining challenge for newer solvers. A fine example of the art of a setter losing gracefully.       … Read more >>

Thanks to Hectence for a nicely tuned Quiptic. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Very fine biscuit with no excess fat (5-4) WAFER-THIN : WAFER(a thin crispy biscuit) + THIN(with no … Read more >>

As always, I enjoyed solving and blogging this offering from Matilda. One or two devices that newer solvers might have been unfamiliar with, but learning new stuff is part of the enjoyment, no? … Read more >>

An excellent Quiptic as always by Carpathian. This puzzle is full of surfaces that immediately conjure up a mental image, which of course is there to mislead the solver: “police got a criminal” … Read more >>