Guardian Quiptic

(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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Late on parade; apologies.  Laptop meltdown when I was about to post.  Has anyone else screamed abuse at an inanimate object?         Enjoyed it, but a bit hard for a … Read more >>

I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again: Orlando’s got the hang of this Quiptic stuff.  A delightful little puzzle to start the cruciverbal week.       Abbreviations cd  cryptic definition … Read more >>

A nice easy Quiptic.  Thanks to Hectence. Definitions are underlined in the clues.  (P.S. Due to urgent matters to attend to, the blog today is minimalist.) Across 1    Head of flight’s stuff is found on … Read more >>

Moley has given us a fine puzzle in the Quiptic style this morning.       Abbreviations cd  cryptic definition dd  double definition (xxxx)*  anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x]  letter(s) removed definitions … Read more >>

This was a good puzzle from Provis, with a number of excellent surface readings.  No obscurities, but I’m not sure I’d recommend this one as an entry-level puzzle to someone who really was … Read more >>

(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 puzzle, thanks to Hectence.  … Read more >>

It was all there to be found, but in some cases it took a bit of looking for.  I enjoyed it, but did the earth move for you, darling?         … Read more >>