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I came off the bench to do a rushed blog for Orlando’s Guardian cryptic puzzle last week, and we come across each other again this morning. I thought this was a nicely constructed … Read more >>
An enjoyable Arachne, perhaps a shade more difficult than the usual Quiptic. Thanks Arachne – a great job at setting puzzles at both ends of the difficulty spectrum. Definitions are underlined in the … Read more >>
This was a considerable improvement on the last Quiptic by Pan that I reviewed, but I was a tad disappointed that the puzzle number failed to lead to Revelations about The Beast! Most … Read more >>
I was wondering why there was no Quiptic blog yet; then I discovered that I was due to write it. I think this hits just the right note for a Quiptic.
We haven’t seen Beale in the Quiptic slot for some time, and while this was on the whole a fair puzzle, it seemed to me to contain a good number of clues that … Read more >>
A straightforward puzzle from Moley. I look forward to your comments. Most of the definitions given are from Chambers 11th Edition. Most of the standard abbreviations used in the wordplay are shown with … Read more >>
Thanks Hectence for an enjoyable puzzle, though there are a couple of gaps in the parsing I can’t fill in. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[Eaach of the pictures at the bottom … Read more >>
I was just about to pick up this puzzle when there was a loud clap of thunder, and my cable went down hard – no internet, phone or TV; and it stayed that way for three hours. Fortunately, Orlando came up with crossword that I could sail through (I do not think I will catch so much flak for saying that this time!), and I hope the blog is up too scratch, if a little rushed. And the internet stayed up, even though thunder continues to rumble around.
A fine Quiptic from Arachne – everything clearly clued, a good range of devices, no obscurities, and some wit thrown in for good measure. I’m sure others will have enjoyed this as much … Read more >>
Assuming that many Quiptic solvers are also Cryptic ones and considering that I won’t be blogging a Cryptic until next week, here are apologies to you for my absence last Thursday. I was … Read more >>
Nutmeg once again gives us a puzzle which is just right for the Quiptic genre. The usual variety of clues with nothing that should be beyond the newer solver. I look forward to … Read more >>
Moley gives us a pleasant variety of devices clueing mostly familiar word – which fills the Quiptic description very adequately. Across 7. Tribunal to convey suit (9) COURTSHIP A charace of COURT (‘tribunal’) … Read more >>
It’s a Quiptic, Jim, but not as we know it … It might have just been a bad day at the office for me, but this was harder than many a Guardian cryptic … Read more >>
A typical Orlando Quiptic, compact clues, mainly cryptic/double definitions and anagrams, and all easily enjoyable. Thanks Orlando. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[The pictures at the bottom each has an unidentified link to … Read more >>
Not a puzzle that I can say I enjoyed, and it wasn’t helped by a couple of errors and a typo. I look forward to your comments. Most of the definitions given are … Read more >>