Never knowingly undersolved
Thank you to Anto. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Exercise you must do to get higher with lift (5,2) PRESS UP : Cryptic defn: You must press the “UP” button … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28832.
I really enjoyed this. As mentioned in the Special Instructions…
Apologies for the late blog. The Guardian didn’t post the puzzle online till mid-morning. In the end, it was worth waiting for a delightful puzzle from Hectence to please the beginners and entertain … Read more >>
A tougher solve for a Monday, with a few trickier clues. Favourites were 10ac, 12ac, 24ac, and 23dn. Thanks to Picaroon.
Bonjour The Grauniad website is still at the moment (0715 BST) showing last week’s Quiptic and has not been updated. This is not the first time that this has happened. I will solve … Read more >>
I was my own worst enemy here, putting a wrong answer for 19 across and inexplicably using X instead of Z in 23 down. However, that aside I found this a very entertaining … Read more >>
I got stuck for a little while in solving…
Thanks to Philistine for an enjoyable Thursday puzzle…
Tramp is today's Guardian setter.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28825.
Carpathian usually shows up in the Guardian about once a month, either at the trickier end of the Quiptic range (as here) or in the regular Monday slot.
Found this trickier than most Mondays, and still not 100% sure on all of the parsings. Favourites were 4ac, 2dn, and especially 26ac. Thanks to Vulcan
A conventional puzzle with an unusual clueing style for this month’s Genius.
The second Picaroon in seven days!