Guardian Quiptic – Page 40

Guardian Quiptic 818/Moley

Mon July 20, 2015 at 7:16 am by Pierre

Moley has produced a fine Quiptic for us this morning. Plenty of Easy Annies to get us going, then the rest clearly clued with some lovely surfaces. And as we have remarked many … Read more >>

Quiptic 817 by Hectence

Mon July 13, 2015 at 12:04 pmMon July 13, 2015 at 9:07 am by newmarketsausage

Hectence returns to the Quiptic slot with a puzzle that provides the old grey matter with a decent Monday morning workout.

Guardian Quiptic 816/Beale

Mon July 6, 2015 at 9:38 am by Pierre

Goodness, it’s many a moon since we last saw a Quiptic from Beale. Perhaps the editor was tidying out his filing cabinet and found this one at the back. I found it hard. … Read more >>

Quiptic 815 by Anto

Mon June 29, 2015 at 8:45 am by newmarketsausage

A second outing for Anto in the Quiptic slot.

Guardian Quiptic 814/Pan

Mon June 22, 2015 at 9:10 am by Pierre

I enjoyed this one, as I usually do with a Pan puzzle. What did you think? My objective for today is to get a lurker to make his or her first comment, since … Read more >>

Quiptic 813 by Provis

Mon June 15, 2015 at 11:23 amMon June 15, 2015 at 8:49 am by newmarketsausage

The miserable wretch Provis occupies the Quiptic slot this week.

Moley has transformed herself into Mary Poppins this morning. If you talk to setters, they will say that compiling ‘easy’ puzzles is actually the hardest thing to do, because you’ve almost got … Read more >>

Quiptic 811 by Nutmeg

Mon June 1, 2015 at 12:36 pmMon June 1, 2015 at 8:29 am by newmarketsausage

Nutmeg makes a welcome return to the Quiptic slot with a nicely crafted puzzle that provides a good Monday morning work out for the old grey cells.

Guardian Quiptic 810/Pan

Mon May 25, 2015 at 8:14 am by Pierre

Took me a while to get started with this one, but that could just be me in lazy Bank Holiday mood. It all fell out steadily in the end, with some clues I … Read more >>

Quiptic 809 by Hectence

Mon May 18, 2015 at 9:20 am by newmarketsausage

An entertaining and teasing challenge from my favourite Manchester City fan and guinea pig fancier.

Guardian Quiptic 808/Anto

Mon May 11, 2015 at 11:00 am by Pierre

A new Quiptic setter today, to whom welcome. However, he or she is not going to welcome my thoughts on the puzzle that appeared as a Quiptic today. This can be a brutal … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 807 Provis

Mon May 4, 2015 at 4:23 pmMon May 4, 2015 at 2:30 pm by scchua

Thanks to Provis. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Exclude man with a head scarf (7) BANDANA : BAN(to exclude) + DAN(a man’s name) plus(with) A. 5 It is found in skull contents … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 806/Pan

Mon April 27, 2015 at 9:25 am by Pierre

Not sure what to make of this one. The grid wasn’t helpful to the solve; there were some clues I found hard to parse; and I think one clue is faulty. … Read more >>

Quiptic 805 by Moley

Mon April 20, 2015 at 1:23 pmMon April 20, 2015 at 8:42 am by newmarketsausage

Moley returns to the Quiptic slot with a puzzle offering plenty of encouragement to beginning solvers, while not presenting too many difficulties for those looking for a quick cryptic fix. A puzzle perfectly pitched, in other words, for a Quiptic, and a nicely gentle start to the cryptic week.

Guardian Quiptic 804/Hectence

Mon April 13, 2015 at 9:24 am by Pierre

I’m usually a big fan of her Quiptics, but Hectence has given us an over-complicated one here, I fancy. The grid didn’t help. Anyway, over to you. Abbreviations cd cryptic … Read more >>