Guardian Quiptic – Page 41

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 >>

Guardian Quiptic 803 Provis

Tue April 7, 2015 at 12:35 amMon April 6, 2015 at 4:56 am by scchua

(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) An enjoyable straightforward Quiptic with nice … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 802/Pan

Mon March 30, 2015 at 9:57 am by Pierre

There was some tough stuff for a Quiptic in Pan’s puzzle today. Or perhaps I’m just jet-lagged from putting the clocks forward at the weekend. What did you think? … Read more >>

Quiptic 801 by Nutmeg

Mon March 23, 2015 at 8:47 am by newmarketsausage

An engaging offering from Nutmeg to start us on the cryptic week.

Guardian Quiptic 800/Hectence

Mon March 16, 2015 at 7:31 am by Pierre

Good puzzle from Hectence, and it came together nicely once I’d got a foothold; but some seriously tricky ones in here, for this solver at least. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 799 Moley

Mon March 9, 2015 at 10:34 amMon March 9, 2015 at 9:11 am by scchua

A fair Quiptic, with a couple of clues that I felt weren’t that cryptic, even for a Quiptic. Thanks to Moley. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 7 Goddess just atrophied away (9) … Read more >>