Guardian Quiptic

A delightful Quiptic from Chandler, with a generous sprinkling of anagrams to get you going and straightforward clueing to help you get near, or over, the finishing line. Bravo to the setter. Abbreviations … Read more >>

We have a Quiptic from Anto this week.       The Guardian website describes the Quiptic as ‘a web-only, cryptic puzzle for beginners and those in a hurry’.  I’ll go along with … Read more >>

Picaroon on fine form with this week’s Quiptic. A pleasing and tractable puzzle with some delightful surface readings. Bravo. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind … Read more >>

Hectence is one of our long-standing Quiptic setters and brings us this Sunday’s offering. First off, it’s a pangram: all 26 letters feature, and this is itself a feature of all Hectence’s Quiptic … Read more >>

Thank you to Kite. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Appeal from lover to flirt heartlessly (6) BEAUTY : BEAU(lover/boyfriend) plus(to) “toy”(to flirt/to lead on as if sexually attracted) minus its … Read more >>

Anto often divides opinion when he is seen in the Quiptic slot. Personally, I found the imprecision in a number of clues a frustration here, since that’s not what you want when you … Read more >>

A carefully constructed Quiptic from Chandler for our Sunday morning entertainment. Hits the spot, I think. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator … Read more >>

Anto’s first crosswords for the Guardian were in the Quiptic slot, and it’s fair to say that they were not universally well received, either for their quality or for their suitability for the … Read more >>

A Quiptic from Hectence that took me a while to get into, but which fell out nicely in the end. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram … Read more >>

Thank you to Chandler. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1    Portion of money from large farm in borders of Tennessee (7) TRANCHE : RANCH(a large farm where cattle and other animals are … Read more >>

One of the most positive things that Alan Connor has done since he took over as Guardian crossword editor is to recruit additional, established setters to join the team of those who compile … Read more >>