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When I discover that I am to review a Quiptic by Orlando I know that I am going to enjoy the task, and I certainly wasn’t disappointed today. This puzzle contains a good … Read more >>
A crossword with some wordplays surprisingly complex for a Quiptic, and, shall we say, some examples of questionable construction to educate the beginner. Across 1. Keep a gorilla initially captured from wild (6) … Read more >>
It’s over a year since I started blogging the Quiptic, but it’s the first time I’ve become entangled in Arachne’s web. She’s produced a very pleasing entry-level puzzle for us today, I think. … Read more >>
This is a typical Quiptic, thanks to Pan. All quite straightforward. Definitions are underlined in the clues. There are hidden connections in the 3 picture sets. Across 7 Place to sleep has floor covering … Read more >>
A pleasant puzzle which was made more difficult by the incorrect enumeration of 14 down. Most of the definitions given are from Chambers 11th Edition. Most of the standard abbreviations used in the … Read more >>
I have blogged a couple of Quiptics by Nutmeg before, and they each have their own character. In this one, I think she has hit the Quiptic target squarely, with clues going for concision rather than elaborate storytelling, seamless surfaces, and a wide variety of cryptic devices.
Apologies, a bit late on parade today. I don’t recall having had a Moley to blog for a while, but I always enjoy her Quiptics, and this was no exception. I’ve got a … Read more >>
Orlando has got both Quiptic and Cryptic spots today, including one word common to both solutions. This is definitely, and rightly so, the easier one. All nicely clued. Thanks Orlando. Definitions are underlined in the clues. … Read more >>
In previous reviews of Quiptics by Hectence I have commented on the high number of anagrams. This count is considerably reduced today. I still think that many of the constructs and indicators were … Read more >>
Several of the clues required some thought to work out the wordplay; in all this Quiptic took me longer to solve than today’s Rufus.
I thought this was a fine example of an entry-level puzzle from Pan. Since Fifteensquared started blogging the Quiptic almost a year ago, the general feedback has been that solvers at this level … Read more >>
A straightforward puzzle from Beale. A tricky bit of parsing with 23A, though its solution was readily apparent. Thanks Beale. (Definitions are underlined in the clues) Across 8 One very absorbed by erotic … Read more >>
I have managed to avoid reviewing earlier Quiptics by Nutmeg. This was far too difficult for a supposedly easy puzzle and I derived very little pleasure from solving it. I’m sure that some … Read more >>
Some convoluted wordplays, and numerous liberties make this quite different from most other Quiptics, although I found that the answers came readily. Perhaps it should be regarded as an introduction to Araucarian style.
A clearly clued puzzle from Moley with some nice touches – just right for a Quiptic, I thought. If anything, it’s a little anagram-heavy, but in a beginner’s puzzle, I don’t think you … Read more >>