Never knowingly undersolved
Thank you to Chandler. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. The last to get a shift shows furtive manner (7) STEALTH : Anagram of(… to get a shift) THE LAST. 5. … Read more >>
A fun solve, and a little tricky for a Monday – my favourites were 12ac, 3dn, 4dn, and 5dn. Thanks to Vulcan for the puzzle
A Prize puzzle with an ingenious, interesting and timely theme from Paul this week. I was later than usual getting down to this. I had a cataract operation in the morning, so I’d … Read more >>
A tricky and fair puzzle, with quite a few favourites including 9ac, 10ac, 19ac, 24ac, 6dn, 8dn, and especially 16dn. Thanks to Picaroon
An entertaining puzzle from Fed today, with a lot of easier clues, but a few that got me thinking, and a couple of unfamiliar terms. Thanks to Fed. Across 9 LAPLANDER Northerner‘s … Read more >>
Apologies for the late blog. I am attending a funeral today, and the crossword completely slipped my mind.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28975.
Carpathian slips comfortably into the Monday slot with a straightforward puzzle with some elegant clues (including several old favourites) and smooth surfaces. The four long answers at 1 and 26ac and 7 and … Read more >>
Hectence is a long-standing setter of the Quiptic and has produced a pleasing puzzle this morning which was solvable with a bit of pencil-chewing. Degree of difficulty is such a moveable feast when … Read more >>
I thought this was a witty and very enjoyable puzzle from Picaroon. Many thanks to the setter! Across 1. After palaver, bets a rogue is to avoid dismissal (5,4,3) CARRY ONE’S BAT CARRY … Read more >>
Pasquale rounds off the week with an interesting and enjoyable puzzle. There are two excellent long anagrams down the sides of the puzzle and a clever piece of misdirection at 6dn, which … Read more >>
A tricky solve in parts, with some parsing only worked through when writing up the blog. Favourites 14ac, 19ac, 28ac and 29ac. Thanks to Brendan
A nice puzzle with some elegant clueing. Thanks to Pangakupu. I noticed that the left and right columns contained the letters KORIPO MARAMA, which I see means bad weather in the Māori language. … Read more >>
A landmark puzzle from Boatman.
Another puzzle from a fairly new Quiptic setter; I think this is Bartland’s third.