Guardian Quiptic

Bonjour!  I liked this Quiptic: one or two tricky clues to parse, but once you’d reached base camp, the rest was all there to be worked out and the summit was attainable.  Just … Read more >>

Moley has been setting Guardian Quiptic puzzles since 2000, so I think we could call her a regular.  She has set us another good one today: not a write-in by any means, but … Read more >>

I’m not so sure about the ‘Qui….’ part of this puzzle but maybe that was due to the fact that I had slept longer than usual last night and perhaps my brain was … Read more >>

Nutmeg continues to set the Quiptic, although she is now a regular compiler of the Guardian cryptic as well.  It took me as long to do the NE corner of this puzzle as … Read more >>

I liked this Quiptic from Hectence.  It wasn’t all completely straightforward to solve or parse, but once you had a foothold I think an improving solver could be expected to work through the … Read more >>

According to the Guardian website, Provis has only appeared twice before today, once in February and once in April. At that time I wasn’t solving the Quiptic on a regular basis and so … Read more >>

A Quiptic that hits the spot from Pan this morning.  Some clever cluing and nothing too controversial.  I’m on a bit of a mission today, so just a brief blog (what do you … Read more >>

My apologies for the late appearance of this post. I needed to be reminded (thanks Pierre) that the scheduled blogger had not turned up. In the interest of minimising the lateness, I will … Read more >>

Nutmeg started setting for the Guardian Cryptic a while ago and her puzzles there have been well-received.  But I’m glad she’s still doing the Quiptic, because she generally manages to set an accessible … Read more >>

I would say that this is probably an ideal Quiptic. Nothing too complicated or obscure but smooth surfaces and an enjoyable solve. I commend in particular the excellent 8dn. . Across 1 As … Read more >>

A delightful puzzle, albeit a tad difficult for a Quiptic. Most of the definitions given are from Chambers 12th Edition. Most of the standard abbreviations used in the wordplay are shown with the … Read more >>

Today was going to be Writinghawk’s final appearance as he will be leaving the country shortly and going to a location with poor/no internet access. However, it seems that something has prevented him … Read more >>

A quick look at the archive suggests that this is only Provis’s second appearance, and my first chance to blog him or her.  I thought this was a fine Quiptic.  Nothing to frighten … Read more >>