Guardian Quiptic – Page 42

Quiptic 789 by Orlando

Mon December 29, 2014 at 9:32 am by newmarketsausage

Just what the doctor ordered. Orlando in the Quiptic slot with his trademark precision, elegance and wit.

Guardian Quiptic 788/Moley

Mon December 22, 2014 at 10:39 am by Pierre

A Quiptic with a theme from Moley this morning. Apologies for a brief blog – I am on a bit of a mission today. There was some stuff … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 787 Pan

Mon December 15, 2014 at 8:34 amMon December 15, 2014 at 6:05 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 typical Quitic, good as an … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 786/Provis

Mon December 8, 2014 at 7:36 amMon December 8, 2014 at 1:26 am by Pierre

I thought this one hit the spot nicely. You? Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed definitions are underlined Across … Read more >>

Quiptic 785 by Hectence

Mon December 1, 2014 at 6:38 pmMon December 1, 2014 at 9:09 am by newmarketsausage

Hectence returns to the Quiptic slot with a puzzle that I thought had just the right amount of head-scratching required to get the sluggish Monday morning brain into gear.

Guardian Quiptic 784/Nutmeg

Mon November 24, 2014 at 10:11 am by Pierre

It’s now past ten of the clock. The fact that I normally have the Quiptic blog out early, being a lark rather than an owl, tells you how I found this one. So … Read more >>

Quiptic 783 by Moley

Mon November 17, 2014 at 9:09 am by newmarketsausage

The former English teacher returns to the Quiptic slot with a puzzle that left this poor solver with a couple of self-inflicted wounds.

Guardian Quiptic 782/Pan

Mon November 10, 2014 at 8:15 am by Pierre

A Quiptic should have no bells and whistles, no unusual words, a friendly grid and be clearly clued. Did this puzzle tick those boxes? I think so. Pan has eschewed cds and dds … Read more >>

Quiptic 781 by Orlando

Mon November 3, 2014 at 8:57 am by newmarketsausage

What better way to start the crossword week than an encounter with Orlando?

Guardian Quiptic 780/Provis

Mon October 27, 2014 at 8:04 am by Pierre

I’ll tell you what, I think this setter has got the hang of compiling a Quiptic. I enjoyed solving and blogging this one. One or two quibbles, but overall a well-crafted puzzle for … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 779 Hectence

Mon October 20, 2014 at 10:19 amMon October 20, 2014 at 4:52 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.) This was a nicely Quiptic-level puzzle. … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 778/Pan

Mon October 13, 2014 at 6:03 am by Pierre

A pretty terse blog this morning (what do you mean, thank goodness for that?) I am on a mission today, so won’t be able to return here till much later. I do have … Read more >>

Quiptic 777 by Beale

Mon October 6, 2014 at 9:41 am by newmarketsausage

The mysterious Beale returns to the Quiptic slot this week with an enjoyable puzzle that may cause a little head-scratching in places.

I say ‘mysterious’ because the profile on the Guardian site informs us only that ‘Beale is a crossword setter’. The Crossword Who’s Who on the Best for Puzzles site is similarly coy, telling us only that ‘Beale is a setter of Quiptic crosswords’. I never came top of my class at school but I think I knew that already. Perhaps Quiptic regulars know more.

Guardian Quiptic 776/Moley

Mon September 29, 2014 at 7:50 am by Pierre

An unexceptionable Quiptic from Moley this morning. Which is what Quiptics are meant to be. Plenty of anagrams to get you going, and generally clear cluing otherwise. A good number of clues with … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 775 Provis

Tue September 23, 2014 at 11:08 amMon September 22, 2014 at 11:03 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.) Sorry for the late blog, as … Read more >>