His or her initial offering seems a mixed bag. I praised Mudd last time I blogged one of his puzzles and wonder if he was inspired by that to give us an especially good one. The fairly obvious theme made many of the clues easy but there are four answers that I was not familiar with including one, Atebrin a medicine, that I imagine very few people knew. Quiptic 1,227 by Hectence. Top puzzle, that. Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 2, 2018 As usual with Rosa we have many clues with outstanding surfaces, notably 21ac, 23ac, 28ac, 2dn, 14dn, 17dn and 20dn. Angela Brazil was (or indeed is) famous for her schoolgirl stories: 6. Read more >> Quiptic 1,229 by Anto June 5, 2023 by Quirister Our Quiptic puzzle is from Anto today. Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 14 A fine Cincinnus this time with great anagrams in 24A (SVENGALI) and 5D (NOW THERE’S A THING), a dazzling cryptic definition in 13D (GOOD IN PARTS), and some good double definitions. So, another new setter has wandered into this space. There are some tricky clues, such as 27a (SWATCH), and one unusual meaning, 25a (AKIMBO). September 9, 2019 by Pierre. US lexicographer — Jacobean playwright (7) 11. Perhaps the day after a bank holiday is like a Monday, because this had a very Mondayish (or even Quiptic-ish) feel, with very straightforward clueing throughout. Across: 1, 7: COMFORTABLY OFF: CO (company=business) M (money) FOR TAB (bill) LaY OFF (suspension) missing A (one) – definition is ‘with enough’: 9, 12: BRENT GOOSE: OS (out size, very large) inside (BONG TREE)*: 10: EXECUTION (EXIT ON CUE)*11: CHOPSTICK: Spoonerism of ‘stop chick’ (block young female) – not sure. and quite a challenge it was! A first reading the clues showed that there is a theme, with 3d the key word. I did manage it, but only because I was familiar with the ducks – I’d not have got many of them from the wordplay. Decorate (5) 13. I put a tick against about half of the answers, but my favourites were 2dn and 26ac. My clue of the week is 27ac (HYENA) and I am also wowed by 14dn (FIBRILLATE) and 24dn (BLESS). A web-only, cryptic puzzle for beginners and those in a hurry. A good one for less experienced solvers, I think; for this reason I’ve tried to give full explanations. Here he comes up with a fresh way of clueing PINAFORE and finds a connection between LANCASHIRE HOTPOT and PRESTONPANS. Sun 25 Jun 2023 19. Across. June 1, 2020 June 1, 2020 by Pierre. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. It’s ages since I blogged a Tramp puzzle, so I was more pleased than ever to see his name this morning. Quiptic 1,225 by Pasquale. BRAZIL: Angela‘s supporter, backing the Queen, briefly (6) BRA + reverse of LIZ. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. crosswords​@theguardian. I like my birds and I love my cricket, so I couldn’t not have a good crack at this one. Quiptic Quiptic crossword No 1,221. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here. Ignoring obstructive bars and replacing letters in barred-off and corner cells with the letters IN GRIM AUTHOR’S CV, three sides of the completed grid will reveal a quotation. Good morning, Quiptic crossworders. Across; 7: MAYHEM : Uproar when one associated with Queen has a bit of skirt? (6) MAY (one associated with Queen, both as Brain May in the “national treasure” band, and Queen of May every mayday, which one do you think Cyclops meant?) HEM (bit of skirt) 9: REPORTER : Brenda’s back and forth getting in booze for press rep (8) PORT. Thanks Paul B. Read more >> Categories Guardian 40 Comments. A letter must be inserted into all down and most across clues before solving. Set by: Kite. (a bugbear of mine), I can’t find much to fault in this very enjoyable puzzle. Slightly marred by a classic lack of Grauniad editorship, sadly. Across; 1: ALBANY HERALD – (a ballad Henry)*. First up, a big “Thank you!” to Gaufrid, for covering for me these past few weeks when I was away on vacation. Quiptic 1,227 by Hectence; Independent on Sunday 1,734 by Italicus; Azed 2656; Everyman 3,995;I completed left top corner first and then the right top. Thanks WANDERER, for a pleasant and witty challenge. I guess “mostly break down” is SCOR[e]. FLUID OUNCE. First answer written. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across; 1: THE GAP; T[he], + HEAP around G[ood] – as in the classic London Underground phrase “Mind the gap”. A real tour de force from Araucaria – one of those puzzles that make your heart sink, when you see so many clues depending on others, especially 10 and 14. Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 30, 2013. Better late than never, I hope. Across: 1: RECOIL: Flinch from a backlash (6): Double definition 4: MARGINAL: Such a seat maybe alarming to MPs (8) (ALARMING)*, the definition seems clear to me but hard to underlineEntertaining crossword from Bradman with a “fishy” flavour and some deft anagrams. Quiptic Genius Speedy Everyman Azed More. Monday Prize Crossword on 21 June 2010 Another painless way to start the week, solving smooth clues and enjoying slick surfaces. Today’s Cryptics. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. Across; 1: TYPE – dd: 3: PINCUSHION – CHOPINUSIN*. Your trust is our top concern, so businesses can't pay to. Guardian Quiptic 919 Provis. Quick, Cryptic, Prize, Quiptic and Genius Email guardian. Sun 4 Jun 2023 19. 00 EDT. You drew my attention to the fact that I hadn’t modified the ‘Preview’ plug-in so that the site matched the screenshot I generated earlier. You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve puzzles online together. You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve puzzles online together. Sun 1 Jan 2023 19. Prize puzzle from the weekend FT of April 10 Cincinnus keeps up his great style. Learn how your comment data is processed. ACROSS. MODISH: In a very short time, girl to be quiet (6) MO + DI + SH: 9. The original blogger couldn’t make it on time, so it’s me again. Across. I put a tick against about half of the answers, but my favourites were 2dn and 26ac. Not a toughie, but a goodie: plenty of variety and invention here from Orense, though perhaps one too many hidden solutions. Thanks to Chifonie. Read more >> Categories Guardian 40 Comments. 00 EST Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. A puzzle from Hoskins to start the Indy week. Click here to access the print version. I counted 11 cryptic definitions and 5 double definitions in this puzzle, which seems a bit excessive – and makes it very easy if your brain’s working in the right mode. Quiptic crossword No 1,227 Published: 21 May 2023 . Some lovely cryptic definitions but otherwise, mostly bread-and-butter cluesThe scheduled blogger has IT problems and is unable to post so here is a quick analysis of the clues. Contact the crossword editors. Quiptic crossword No 1,227. My clue of the week is the beautiful 9ac (SUNRISE) and I am also taken by 1ac (DELVE) and 8dn (MEANS TESTS). June 19, 2023 at 2:39 pm . Set by: Guy. Not the easiest of Quiptics, with a few awkward constructions, but most of it fits the brief for “beginners and those in a hurry” and I’ve attempted to explain where it might not. Across: 1. It is published on theguardian. You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve. HUMBER: 8 doubt expressed before using most of federal capital (6) HUM + BER[N] (capital of the Swiss. I had only one minor quibble (see HYENA) below, but some of. Many creative definitions which added spice to the clues. Gaufrid in 1993. 1 One dumb spy novel? Not book for Le Carré, maybe (9) PSEUDONYM An anagram of ONE DUMb SPY – anagrind is ‘novel’ without B (book) or ‘not book’. Solving time: 14:15. Quiptic crossword No 1,227. November 2, 2015 November 2, 2015 by Pierre. com Prior to this puzzle, there have been a couple of weeks where the EVs had misspellings in the clues’ definitions, which I tend to find rather hard. The Crossword Solver find answers to clues found in the New York Times Crossword, USA Today Crossword, LA Times Crossword, Daily Celebrity Crossword, The Guardian, the Daily Mirror, Coffee Break puzzles, Telegraph crosswords and many other popular crossword puzzles. Pages occupying perch bob up and down (6): POPPLEPrize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 28, 2017 I found this to be a moderately challenging Mudd. There certainly were some challenging clues, but also some straightforward ones to get us started. SURTAX: Charge almost certain to prove trying (6) SUR[E] + TAX: 10. You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve puzzles online together. ACROSS. Crosswords Quiptic crossword No 1,227 Print | Accessible version Set by: Hectence Sun 21 May 2023 19. A web-only, cryptic puzzle for beginners and those in a hurry. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. Quiptic crossword No 1,217. Quiptic crossword No 1,218. Im’ sure others started with the outside as (see him)* (c) ICTAL – hidden words – ictus = an epileptic fit (d) ELLIPSES – spill in see, all rev. 1 Tapestery – Apes + T(itian) in TRY 5 Rabbit – Rabbi + T(time) 10 Arson – A+R(adical)+SON 11 Provender – P(ost) + Rover around END (scrap) 12 Coloradp Springs – COL(onel) + OR (soldiers) + ADO (trouble) SPRINGS (starts) 13 Paradise –. I found this puzzle hard to get into, perhaps because, as I realised today, I have so little experience of solving Crosophile’s puzzles. (. A lot easier than the run-of-the-mill. 00 EDT. com every MondayThe Guardian Quiptic 1227 May 22, 2023 Crossword Answers. S. Quiptic 1227 <<< Older Puzzles. Without the help of the anagrams, I think I would have found it even harder. This type of clue is one of the reasons that many solvers don’t appreciate Anto’s efforts at compiling a Quiptic puzzle. I found this a neatly constructed puzzle which hit the spot in terms of accessibility. Across: 1. A steady-as-she-goes Everyman puzzle, with not too much to alarm (or thrill), but a good collection of clues at the shallow end of the pool. A lovely cinematic experience from Brummie today. A good Quiptic-level puzzle, with mostly straightforward constructions and nothing too obscure. Defn:. THRACE (historical and geographic area in southeast Europe, centred on the modern borders of Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey; old country). Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. Quiptic 1,233 by Hectence. Set by:. Monday Prize Crossword on 17 May 2010 Once again, a gentle start to the week with the maestro of the slick and smooth clues. This grid is normally a stinker (it has twelve 9-letter words each with only four checked letters and its four quarters are connected by just a single square each at the centre) but it was more than justified in this case: all of the 9-letter words begin with ‘A’ and end in ‘T’ (all in unchecked cells) which is a pretty impressive feate of. June 1, 2020 June 1, 2020 by Pierre. (Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Quiptic crossword No 1,227. Edit business info. This didn’t seem quite like usual Thursday fare, since Thursdays tend to be rather difficult, for me at any rate, and although there are several places here where I don’t fully understand what’s going on, it did seem to be rather easier than usual. . +1 250-595. Set by: Kite. There will be people there who know each other via websites etc, but have never met face-to-face. Nice misdirection with ‘small pad’ seeming to reference a bedsit: 10: EARHOLE – E + A + ROLE around H. Solved in just under 20 mins, a bit slower than usual for Virgilius, where a theme usually becomes clear to help the solver along. This was a bit rushed so there may a few typos. A fellow repeatedly found in home is most uncool (7) NAFFEST : A + FF (2x/repeatedly, abbrev. Read more >>Quiptic Genius Speedy Everyman Azed More Crosswords. As it is the last Wednesday of the month, one would expect to find Crosophile standing in for Dac. The bottom half went in fairly easily but struggled quite a bit with the top half. 00 EDT. A grid with lots of letters with little black space – just how I like them. May 26, 2023 May 22, 2023 by Widdersbel. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. Last Monday, the FT changed the usual setter and gave me Cincinnus to blog. An unusually shaped grid this time. You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve puzzles online together. Announcements. . Quite a delightful morning exercise which did not trouble me at all except 23A but help was very quickly forthcoming. Hectence has been doing Quiptics for quite a few years now, I think, and is very good at them, though I. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Brava, Matilda. d. Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 31, 2015. An enjoyable Sunday outing with Raich, to whom thanks. Quiptic Genius Speedy Everyman Azed More. )E (b) HIEROGRAMMATE – (rag Rome)* in him, ate = worried. A typically entertaining puzzle from a long-time favourite in this slot. Print | Accessible version. Print | Accessible version. Nick: Average Azed this week, 7/10 for me. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here. Most probably the last photo taken of him. I found this a pretty straightforward and enjoyable puzzle from The Don in his fortnightly Indy slot. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. Our Quiptic puzzle is from Anto today. Not too tricky, with neat cluing and surfaces. Across: 1. Set by: Carpathian. 9 Run-down property due proper reconstruction DOER UPPER (DUE PROPER)* with ‘reconstruction’ as the. definitions are underlined. When those handhelds went into the dustbin of IT history, I entered the info on my own PC. Rodriguez provides today’s challenge. Thanks, flashling. Filbert was on duty last Sunday so a little surprised to see him on again today. Monday Prize Crossword on 13 December 2010 Another delightful puzzle from a great wordsmith whose slick facility with the English word continues to entertain and beguile us. As ever lots of cryptic and double definitions as is Dante/Rufus’s style. Guardian Quiptic 1,246/Placeholder. 26d was also yet to yield itself. May 21, 2023. You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve. Guardian Quiptic 1,072/Pan. My favourite clues here are 1A, 16&17A, 24A and 6D. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. A lot easier than the run-of-the-mill. 4 OB SERVER Nice seamless join at see/old. Click search. A somewhat bizarre answer phrase, and using ‘Top of the’ for ‘T’ is a bit weak when the first word of the answer is also ‘the’. Thanks to Phssthpok. cad clue as definition. A letter must be inserted into all down and most across clues before solving. (xxxx)* anagram. Across: 1. Bravo/Brava to Chandler. 00 EDT. Abbreviations. Quiptic crossword No 1,227. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. Sun 4 Jun 2023 19. A typically entertaining puzzle from a long-time favourite in this slot. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. Almost as easy as this week’s Listener (OK — last week’s). We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. November 2023. Announcements. I also like Rosa’s Spoonerism clue, 9d (DUNGHILL), 1a (IMPISHLY), 13a (MYRRH) and 27a (DEARTH). You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve puzzles online together. You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve puzzles online together. The results will be in the highest-ranking order. Across 1. Quiptic 1,227 by Hectence; Independent on Sunday 1,734 by Italicus; Azed 2656; Everyman 3,995; Independent 11,421 by Serpent;Redshank cheered me up this morning This was a very enjoyable solve with some clever wordplay and at least one clue that sent me off down a blind alley. You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve puzzles online together. Bartland is a comparatively new setter of the Quiptic. Constant criticism curtailed at parting (6)The Don provides this morning's FT puzzle. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. 01 EST. Learn how your comment data is processed. com For technical problems email userhelp@theguardian. Speedy crossword No 1,467 Published: 18 Nov. In down clues these give the first of five sentences of a statement. crosswords​@theguardian. Independent 10,365 by Monk. (e) T(R)IE – not totally sure about the def here, but couldn’t make any other TRI? answer make more sense. Everything is of a high standard. There are five letters. Bartland is inviting you to replace the first T in TWITTER with an S. This home is currently off market - it last sold on October 15, 2007 for. 15 thoughts on “Independent on Sunday 1,734 by Italicus”. Across: 1, 27: ABSOLUTE MAJORITY Most people get to try Beaujolais Nouveau round the beginning of March (8,8) Anagram/”Nouveau” of (to try Beaujolais)*; around the beginning of M[arch] 5: BAFFLE: Fox starts to frolic freely in hay? (6) First letters of/”starts to” F[rolic] F[reely], inside BALE=”hay?”Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. Cryptic crossword No 29,076. And Paul’s awesome crossword utility automatically parses the (relaunched) Guardian site’s PDF once again which is nice too. Nice puzzle with one clue I cannot explain. Quiptic Genius Speedy Everyman. Jane and I would like to thank everyone for making the (first) Sloggers and Betters York weekend such an amazing event. There certainly were some challenging clues, but also some straightforward ones to get us started. TIP-OFF: Depression over rotten clue (3-3) Reverse of PIT (depression) + OFF: 4. You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve puzzles online together. Almost as easy as this week’s Listener (OK — last week’s). This crossword would have been a bit easier, had the web version not had a glitch (at least on my machine) which led to every letter I typed in being repeated in hte next square. Favourites 25ac, 1dn, and 18dn. The insertion indicator is ‘edged with’. Quiptic 1,253 by Bartland; Independent 11,578/Wire; Guardian Cryptic 29,232 by Vulcan; Everyman 4,021/12 November; Azed No. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. dd double definition. Across; 6/16: SNOOPER’S CHARTER: Big Brother sort of thing – crap sort here’s no different (8,7) (CRAP SORT HERE’S NO)* AInd: different: 8: EUROS : English otherwise upset, flooded by American cash (5) E[nglish], OR< (otherwise, upset) flooded (covered by) US (American): 11: ROAD TO RUIN: Trump, dismissing politician on radio,. Across. You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve. DOER UPPER. Across: 5: SLOGAN: Work hard on a new catchphrase (6): SLOG=”Work hard” on A N[ew]: 6: SONATA: Composition for soprano working with Australian tenor and alto (6): S[oprano] plus ON=”working” plus A[ustralian] T[enor] A[lto]: 9: PROUST: Heartless publisher to get rid of French author (6): P[ublishe]R plus OUST=”get rid of”: 10:. Quiptic 1,227 by Hectence. You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve. Private kills time, having become old (8) OFFS (kills in. What sort of MAJORITY is Ifor testing us with this week – is it a political majority – wafer-thin Brexitian or 80-strong Johnson-ian; a ‘coming of age’ majority; or a military major-ity, like Major Major in Catch-22?A typically satisfactory puzzle from Phi, with so far as I can see no controversial clues. I think Jason is a new setter for me – hullo, Jason! – and, aside from its opening with an anagram at 1ac. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. 5 bathrooms. I was relieved finally to retrieve my solved copy of this from the recycling bin, as I did not want to find time for re-solving it before doing the blog. A PDF of the crossword can be found here Exit 1 @ York 2018, for the interactive version look here and Pick Your Own. April 2023. Thanks to Chifonie. Monday 2 October 2023. Speedy, Everyman and Azed Email observer. 1ac I did it all right – but it felt wrong enjoying it (6,8) [ wordplay: what “I did it” might be an example of + synonym for “all right”] [GUILTY PLEA + SURE] [ definition: it felt. 5 Afterthought adult crammed into gift bag (8) KNAPSACK – PS (afterthought) A (adult) in KNACK (gift). Thanks, Jason. Solving time: 13 minutes. Across: 1: GET A ROOM: What’s said when one’s due to be cuddled by future partner (3,1,4): ETA=estimated time of arrivale=”What’s said when one’s due”; inside/”cuddled by” GROOM=”future partner”; &lit definition: 5: CONDOM: Rubber rings held by campaigners next to motorway (6): O and O=”rings”; held by CND=Campaign for. THE WASP FACTORY – anagram of OF CREW THAT PAYS. No doubt by late morning there will be an addition to the online puzzle of the ‘Special Instructions’ kind, where we will be treated to the missing. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here. Liked too many clues to list them all here. An enjoyable Sunday outing with Raich, to whom thanks. Quiptic 1,227 by Hectence May 22, 2023 by A typically entertaining puzzle from a long-time favourite in this slot. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. The last two answers need your inputs. Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 21, 2015. Across: 1: NIGHT OWL: Bird is close and drier having abandoned side of lake (5,3): Charade of NIGH (close) and TOWeL (minus ‘e’, having abandoned side of lake; nice misdirection on drier – here as a noun rather than as an adjective, although some would argue that the noun form should be spelt dryer)Don’t Get Me Wrong by Opsimath. A pleasant and easy outing with Rosa. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Clearly clued and with concise and meaningful surface readings. Very bad, the French records (10)Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 4, 2018 I found this a bit harder than usual for Rosa and just as entertaining. Phi usually appears on Friday rather than today (Thursday). Read more >> Guardian Quiptic 1,228/Matilda May 29, 2023. I think Jason is a new setter for me – hullo, Jason! – and, aside from its opening with an anagram at 1ac. Quiptic crossword No 1,227 Published: 21 May 2023 . So, what happened August 5 th, 1962?. Across; Clue No: Additional letter: Entry <> = spaces(s) Clue (definition underlined) / Logic/Parsing1: A: PARADE GROUND: A gap under road developing: drill here (12, two words) / anag, i. crosser. BARNARDS STAR BAR (STRANDS A R}*. Cast a stone i n Devon (6): SEATON: An anagram (‘cast’) of ‘a stone’. Guardian Quiptic 1,072/Pan. Quiptic crossword No 1,227. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Newer Puzzles >>> The Guardian is one of the world’s leading English. 00 EDT Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep. 11,577 by Twin;My solving notes for TREASURE HUNT simply say ‘WOW!’ once I got to the end of this Herculean task… Yet another carte blanche – no bars, clue numbers or even enumerations! – but at least the clues are in ‘normal’ order, so it isn’t a pure jigsaw – I guess I have to be grateful for small mercies. crosswords​@theguardian. Indy aficionados will be more used to seeing Poins producing the Independent on Sunday puzzle, but he’s brought us the Monday one this week. Guardian Quiptic 1183 Hectence. Thank you. Sun 20 Oct 2013 19. 1 Tapestery – Apes + T(itian) in TRY 5 Rabbit – Rabbi + T(time) 10 Arson – A+R(adical)+SON 11 Provender – P(ost) + Rover around END (scrap) 12 Coloradp Springs – COL(onel) + OR (soldiers) + ADO (trouble) SPRINGS (starts) 13 Paradise –. Sun 21 Apr 2002 19. Canada. It’s that time of the year for a crossword from Courtier. Abbreviations. Most probably the last photo taken of him. Can’t say any one clue was particularly outstanding as I always enjoy all the clues; thanks again Everyman 🙂 Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 4, 2018 I found this a bit harder than usual for Rosa and just as entertaining. Set by: Guy. com. You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve puzzles online together. Rosa Klebb also sets for the Guardian as Arachne, where she is much more elusive. Guardian Quiptic 1,228/Matilda. Definitions are underlined in the clues. A challenge, but worth the effort. ACROSS (* = aNAGRAM, CD =. (an anonymous puzzle in the paper, but the setter has already been identified elsewhere) Solving time: ages. I pencilled BURDEN in over-confidently for 8 Across. June 19, 2023 May 21, 2023 by Kitty. Poins today. Read more >> Categories Guardian Quiptic 39 Comments. I am becoming familiar with this setter’s style of wordplay and enjoying her puzzles more and more. Quiptic 1,217 by Carpathian. Announcements. Clearly clued and with concise and meaningful surface readings. This was last week’s Christmas Eve puzzle so not surprisingly another seasonal theme but not cloyingly so: some toboggans, crackers, a carol, a miracle, a portent and bit too much drinking. Come Into Force by Apt. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Misprints in the definitions of all clues – 5 clashes – 2 messages a square to find a rectangle to find – five images to determine then a sixth and its description – If that’s not enough some shading too. Across 1. Pan is one of our longest-standing Quiptic setters, and she has given us a pleasing Quiptic this morning that generally does what it’s supposed to, but is marred by a couple of editing errors. Some explanation first: Since handheld computers first appeared I’ve kept personal records of my times solving the Indy Crossword (including the IoS), mainly to compare the setters. April 2023. Quiptic Genius Speedy Everyman Azed More Crosswords. Quite a tough week, with lots of good vocabulary to discover. And Paul’s awesome crossword utility automatically parses the (relaunched) Guardian site’s PDF once again which is nice too. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed (Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Quiptic crossword No 1,221 Published: 9 Apr 2023 . Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. 1 Bill Dad’s accepted at centre of Faro inn? (5,3) I have been asked to draw your attention to Hugh Stephenson’s latest editor’s update which gives details of a proposed memorial to Araucaria and how we can contribute towards it. Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 3, 2015 . There is a gentle Nina — hardly a Nina, more a recurrent theme, and I don’t know how this one sits in the list provided the other day — where two answers are juxtaposed and a hidden answer is then found. . You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve. Get directions. A few solutions that may be connected to Christmas but that is perhaps purely coincidental. A minor blemish on a lovely Quiptic, thanks C & s. Filbert was on duty last Sunday so a little surprised to see him on again today. Quick crossword No 16,664. May 26, 2023 May 22, 2023 by Widdersbel. 1227 (7,4) 7. Ta Jed, generally quite easy on the train home, couldn’t place chevre cheese so thanks for that. Good morning, Quiptic crossworders. Quiptic crossword No 1,227. Single letters or words had to be removed from all of the 40 clues before solving and these removals revealed what solvers had to highlight in the completed grid – 43 cells had to be highlighted. Everyman No 3,995. I think the puzzle is a mixed bag. One of the reasons I struggled might be that there are no full anagrams (although there are shedloads of insertion clues). Across; 5: STONE AGE TONE (Blair casually) inside SAGE (Green) First clue read. Had the same eye sage construction.