Guardian Quiptic – Page 43

Guardian Quiptic 774/Nutmeg

Mon September 15, 2014 at 3:03 am by Pierre

Nutmeg is now a regular setter of the Guardian cryptic, but she’s not forgotten how to do the ‘easy’ stuff. I liked this one. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 773 by Hectence

Mon September 8, 2014 at 9:50 am by newmarketsausage

The Manchester City fan, guinea pig keeper and cinema lover returns to the Quiptic slot with a finely crafted puzzle designed for those just embarking on what will no doubt be a torrid affair with the cryptic arts. The jaded old punters who just want a quickie behind the bike shed will find some satisfaction here too.

Guardian Quiptic 772/Pan

Mon September 1, 2014 at 2:02 am by Pierre

I thought this was a super Quiptic from Pan. Clear and witty cluing; no obscurities; friendly grid. What more do you want on a Monday morning? Abbreviations cd … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 771 Moley

Mon August 25, 2014 at 10:46 amMon August 25, 2014 at 8:24 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 fairly easy Quiptic. Thanks to … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 770/Provis

Mon August 18, 2014 at 8:15 am by Pierre

Well, come on, tell me what you thought. Lurkers are particularly invited to comment. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 769 by Nutmeg

Mon August 11, 2014 at 10:22 am by newmarketsausage

Nutmeg returns to the Quiptic with a puzzle to get the old grey cells ticking over once again.

Guardian Quiptic 768/Orlando

Mon August 4, 2014 at 8:19 am by Pierre

Orlando’s got the hang of this Quiptic thing, you know. A delightful puzzle, full of clear cluing and fine surface readings. I’ll be farming this one out to my friends who are just … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 767 Pan

Mon July 28, 2014 at 10:55 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.) I think this was of the … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 766/Hectence

Mon July 21, 2014 at 9:57 am by Pierre

Bonjour! I liked this Quiptic: one or two tricky clues to parse, but once you’d reached base camp, the rest was all there to be worked out and the summit was attainable. Just … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 765 by Provis

Mon July 14, 2014 at 5:33 pmMon July 14, 2014 at 10:10 am by newmarketsausage

The third outing in the Quiptic slot for Provis, whose identity remains a closely guarded secret.

Guardian Quiptic 764/Moley

Mon July 7, 2014 at 3:22 pmMon July 7, 2014 at 8:23 am by Pierre

Moley has been setting Guardian Quiptic puzzles since 2000, so I think we could call her a regular. She has set us another good one today: not a write-in by any means, but … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 763 / Pan

Mon June 30, 2014 at 10:21 am by Gaufrid

I’m not so sure about the ‘Qui….’ part of this puzzle but maybe that was due to the fact that I had slept longer than usual last night and perhaps my brain was … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 762/Nutmeg

Mon June 23, 2014 at 4:04 pmMon June 23, 2014 at 8:47 am by Pierre

Nutmeg continues to set the Quiptic, although she is now a regular compiler of the Guardian cryptic as well. It took me as long to do the NE corner of this puzzle as … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 761 by Orlando

Mon June 16, 2014 at 9:31 am by newmarketsausage

This week’s Quiptic is by Orlando, one of my favourite setters.

Guardian Quiptic 760/Hectence

Mon June 9, 2014 at 7:45 am by Pierre

I liked this Quiptic from Hectence. It wasn’t all completely straightforward to solve or parse, but once you had a foothold I think an improving solver could be expected to work through the … Read more >>