Guardian Quiptic – Page 40

Guardian Quiptic 827 Provis

Mon September 21, 2015 at 4:31 pmMon September 21, 2015 at 12:20 pm by scchua

Thanks Provis for an enjoyable puzzle (which I had to do in a hurry; and sorry for the delay). Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Support person on call (5,2) STAND BY … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 826/Moley

Mon September 14, 2015 at 8:01 am by Pierre

Moley produces a Quiptic for us only once every couple of months, but her puzzles often turn up on my watch. Which is no hardship at all. She’s good, you know. I thought … Read more >>

Quiptic 825 by Nutmeg

Mon September 7, 2015 at 1:11 pmMon September 7, 2015 at 9:18 am by newmarketsausage

A welcome appearance in the Quiptic slot of every solver’s favourite Spice Girl.

Guardian Quiptic 824/Pan

Mon August 31, 2015 at 8:31 am by Pierre

A fine Quiptic from Pan, as usual. I do wish the Quiptic setters would stop using this stupid Guardian grid, though. It’s got so many entries with less than 50% checking and is … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 823 Hectence

Mon August 24, 2015 at 12:53 pmMon August 24, 2015 at 9:50 am by scchua

(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) A nice Quiptic, perhaps a bit … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 822/Anto

Mon August 17, 2015 at 6:53 am by Pierre

This is Anto’s third Quiptic, and it’s fair to say that his/her first two – on Fifteensquared at least – did not receive universal acclaim. There were several very good clues in here, … Read more >>

Quiptic 821 by Provis

Mon August 10, 2015 at 10:25 amMon August 10, 2015 at 8:46 am by newmarketsausage

Our favourite Dickensian returns to the Quiptic slot to pummel our dozy Monday morning brains.

Guardian Quiptic 820/Orlando

Mon August 3, 2015 at 11:03 amMon August 3, 2015 at 6:58 am by Pierre

We’ve not seen Orlando in the Quiptic for ages, but this is a very welcome return visit. Immaculately clued and perfect for this slot. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 819 Pan

Tue July 28, 2015 at 1:38 amMon July 27, 2015 at 4:08 am by scchua

(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) Thanks to Pan for a puzzle … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 818/Moley

Mon July 20, 2015 at 7:16 am by Pierre

Moley has produced a fine Quiptic for us this morning. Plenty of Easy Annies to get us going, then the rest clearly clued with some lovely surfaces. And as we have remarked many … Read more >>

Quiptic 817 by Hectence

Mon July 13, 2015 at 12:04 pmMon July 13, 2015 at 9:07 am by newmarketsausage

Hectence returns to the Quiptic slot with a puzzle that provides the old grey matter with a decent Monday morning workout.

Guardian Quiptic 816/Beale

Mon July 6, 2015 at 9:38 am by Pierre

Goodness, it’s many a moon since we last saw a Quiptic from Beale. Perhaps the editor was tidying out his filing cabinet and found this one at the back. I found it hard. … Read more >>

Quiptic 815 by Anto

Mon June 29, 2015 at 8:45 am by newmarketsausage

A second outing for Anto in the Quiptic slot.

Guardian Quiptic 814/Pan

Mon June 22, 2015 at 9:10 am by Pierre

I enjoyed this one, as I usually do with a Pan puzzle. What did you think? My objective for today is to get a lurker to make his or her first comment, since … Read more >>

Quiptic 813 by Provis

Mon June 15, 2015 at 11:23 amMon June 15, 2015 at 8:49 am by newmarketsausage

The miserable wretch Provis occupies the Quiptic slot this week.