Guardian Quiptic

A Quiptic from Hectence that took me a while to get into, but which fell out nicely in the end. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram … Read more >>

Thank you to Chandler. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1    Portion of money from large farm in borders of Tennessee (7) TRANCHE : RANCH(a large farm where cattle and other animals are … Read more >>

One of the most positive things that Alan Connor has done since he took over as Guardian crossword editor is to recruit additional, established setters to join the team of those who compile … Read more >>

A fine Quiptic from Carpathian this morning. She’s good at this, as well as at being Vigo in the Independent when she wants to be more challenging. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double … Read more >>

Thank you to Picaroon. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Reluctant to wear oddly cheesy apparel (7) CLOTHES : LOTH(reluctant/unwilling) contained in(to wear) 1st, 3rd and 5th letters of(oddly) “cheesy“. 5. … Read more >>

A fine Quiptic from Chandler, I reckon. Let’s see what the beginners and improvers thought about this Sunday’s offering.   Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram … Read more >>

Always a pleasure to see Hectence’s name on a Quiptic, and in fact always a pleasure to open up a Quiptic to blog these days, now that the new editor has commissioned chosen … Read more >>

Thank you to Picaroon. Some lovely surfaces here. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Beastly utterance about public house shows pizzazz (5) OOMPH : Reversal of(… about) MOO(beastly utterance, from cattle, … Read more >>

Since Alan Connor took over as editor of the Guardian stable crosswords – the daily cryptic, the Quiptic and the Everyman – I’ve noticed a real consistency to the Quiptic puzzles. That’s mainly … Read more >>

Pasquale in charge of this week’s Quiptic. Which means a carefully constructed puzzle to stretch less experienced solvers which will also act as an amuse-bouche for those who have been solving these things … Read more >>