Set by: Kite. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles. May 8, 2023 by Quirister. Thanks to Chifonie. Everton Football Club are known as the Toffeemen, or Toffees for shortAgain, this is quite tricky for a Quiptic but mercifully easier than last week’s one. A well-crafted Quiptic from Pasquale as usual. Abbreviations. September 9, 2019 by Pierre. 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). Slightly marred by a classic lack of Grauniad editorship, sadly. However, I do have an aversion to repetition of the same device in the same puzzle (see 11 Down) ACROSS 1 PULLS OFF Pulls off (the opposite of doesn’t push on) 5 BRACES dd and anyone with trousers being. A web-only, cryptic puzzle for beginners and those in a hurry. Sun 20 Dec 2009 19. Quiptic 1,253 by Bartland; Independent 11,578/Wire; Guardian Cryptic 29,232 by Vulcan; Everyman 4,021/12 November; Azed No. Across: 1: CUP TIE: President grabbed by female who is attractive and game (3,3): P (president) grabbed by CUTIE (attractive female) 4: SPRAY GUN: Newspaper includes petition, good device that can make a splash (5,3): SUN (newspaper) includes [ PRAY (petition ) G (good)]Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of December 5, 2015 . Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. Quiptic crossword No 1,217. (1A) Group to assess for a speaker a passage between seats (7) (1I) Protection for the finger or the limb possibly (7) (3A) Examine source of contagion in medical facility (4) (3F) Top. Across; 1: I would never have got this, because I never knew that a bertha was a woman’s deep collar, and the connection with ‘bust’ (= arrest, sl (Chambers)) was also too difficultAcross: 1. A straightforward start to the week from one of the masters of the cryptic definition. Quiptic crossword No 1,220. 83 thoughts on “Guardian 29,076 – Vulcan”. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. So, another new setter has wandered into this space. Other than that minor quibble, the rest of the puzzle was a fun. (Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. A web-only, cryptic puzzle for beginners and those in a hurry. Everyman No 3,995. Quiptic Genius Speedy Everyman. 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’. This was one of the more difficult Phssthpoks I’ve completed. Read more >>“The perimeter contains the surnames of SIX AUTHORS, reading clockwise from top left and referred to as 1 to 6 in that order in the six blocks. Solving time: 22 minutes. I like my birds and I love my cricket, so I couldn’t not have a good crack at this one. A typically entertaining puzzle from a long-time favourite in this slot. I may well have passed through this Devon town, but that would have been a very long time ago. And one I know nothing about. (Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. On the hard side, as one expects from Nimrod. I like my birds and I love my cricket, so I couldn’t not have a good crack at this one. I will however have a look as soon as we return. A great thematic puzzle from Gozo, a mid-week treat! All the undefined clues are writers. A fine offering from Viking. 5 Afterthought adult crammed into gift bag (8) KNAPSACK – PS (afterthought) A (adult) in KNACK (gift). 1227 (7,4) 7. Phi usually appears on Friday rather than today (Thursday). Quiptic 1,227 by Hectence. Gaufrid in 1950. Publications; The Guardian; Quiptic 1227; May 22, 2023 Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. 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. Today, I got a double with his Guardian alter ego, Orlando. Daily easy, quick and cryptic crosswords puzzles. Set by: Kite. Did anybody get a really tough jigsaw for Xmas – the kind that you start and then realise you’ve bitten off a bit more than you can chew, with everything else that’s going on at Xmas, and it sits around being worked away at through most of January?A classic prize puzzle from Paul with some lovely surfaces. May 22, 2023 by Widdersbel. Having written up the blog we are now wondering why?Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. Thanks to Picaroon. I am around for most of this morning, so will blog the puzzle. Guardian Quiptic 1,228/Matilda. . Perhaps a grid we haven’t seen before, as I don’t remember ever blogging a Beelzebub with quite so many across clues. I did manage it, but only because I was familiar with the ducks – I’d not have got many of them from the wordplay. Some cleverly misleading clues, some fantastic cryptic definitions, and just a few simpler ones to help fill the grid. Quiptic 1,253 by Bartland; Independent 11,578/Wire; Guardian Cryptic 29,232 by Vulcan; Everyman 4,021/12 November; Azed No. Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 30, 2013. Read more >> Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. 2,682 Plain; Independent on Sunday 1760 Shabbo; Independent No. This was really enjoyable, not a walk in the park more, but rewarding if you stick with it. crosswords​@theguardian. dd double definition. Quick, Cryptic, Prize, Quiptic and Genius Email guardian. Monday Prize Crossword/Dec 8. Solving time, 16 mins. What a good day for puzzles, Loroso, Araucaria and Morph! We have a fairy tale theme from Morph today with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs featuring in the clues and Heigh Ho Heigh Ho appearing in the top and bottom rows of the grid. 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. April 18, 2011 by Pierre. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. Print | PDF version | Accessible version. Announcements. Set by: Kite. The results will be in the highest-ranking order. You. 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. Another enjoyable mixed bag from Cinephile. I like my birds and I love my cricket, so I couldn’t not have a good crack at this one. One of the reasons I struggled might be that there are no full anagrams (although there are shedloads of insertion clues). Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 30, 2013. 2,682 Plain; Independent on. 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,. Top puzzle, that. The construction of this crossword was reminiscent of a puzzle a few months ago. May 29, 2023 by Pierre. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Read more >> Categories Guardian 40 Comments. A few solutions that may be connected to Christmas but that is perhaps purely coincidental. com. It also has a presence in the US and Australia as Guardian US and Guardian Australia. Quiptic 1,217 by Carpathian. /lacking taste or style. Seeing the massive fall of snow in the UK, he must have wished he tarried longer down under or stopped over with Uncle Yap, 3 degree north of the equator and enjoying. Carpathian brings us our Quiptic challenge today. PeeDee has been having internet access problems so I am standing in for him, not that I mind because Monk is one of my favourite setters. 9 Run-down property due proper reconstruction. Hard in places as you’d expect, for a change Filbert has included a helpful Nina, the outside columns read HELPFUL LETTERS although they weren’t particularly helpful until late in the solve, thanks Filbert. Liked too many clues to list them all here. FULL DISCLOSURE is not something we get too much these days, in the age of ‘fake news’ and spin doctors…what is Piccadilly going to disclose to us?… The setter is asking you to ‘distribute’ the letters AID in a random way ‘through’ the letters C, N and D. It was. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. Thanks to Philistine. Guardian Quiptic 1,226/Bartland. Across: 1. The Guardian Quiptic Crossword 1227 Answers CLICK ON ANY OF THE QUESTIONS BELOW TO SHOW THE FULL ANSWER ACROSS Grapple with story about lead characters in Citizen Kane Legendary UFO lab rocked America Latest thing is going round northern Sweden's mountains Be very obvious criticism's not allowed I'll organise getting holiday book containing sex Quiptic crossword No 1,227. You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve puzzles online together. I’m happy to share it, now that this website has gone up. I have commented before on how inventive Paul is. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 15, 2017 As usual Goliath gives us a slew of clever clues and a couple of tough ones. Clue: Wordplay: Entry: 1 . There certainly were some challenging clues, but also some straightforward ones to get us started. There certainly were some challenging clues, but also some straightforward ones to get us started. February 20, 2023 by Pierre. 8 Lawyer regularly stopping. dd double definition. 9 Run-down property due proper reconstruction DOER UPPER (DUE PROPER)* with ‘reconstruction’ as the. A complex preamble to say the least. Print | Accessible version. A quick start with the longer clues all falling early, then got stuck for a while in the North-West. A typically entertaining puzzle from a long-time favourite in this slot. Thank you. Didn’t like tar paper just seems a bit weak, too close to tarpaulin. 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. For the clue PUZZLE, we are looking for an answer that contains 7 letters. Print | PDF version | Accessible version. This was a bit rushed so there may a few typos. 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. The setter is asking you to ‘distribute’ the letters AID in a random way ‘through’ the letters C, N and D. Favourites were 19/29, 3dn, 16dn and 19dn. My clue of the week is 15a (SUNDIAL) mostly for its clever definition. It also has a presence in the US and Australia as Guardian US and Guardian Australia. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. It’s that time of the year for a crossword from Courtier. The Quiptic is intended as a puzzle for beginners (or those who don’t have a lot of time to spend), and this one fits the bill nicely, with plenty of straightforward anagrams and double definitions among other clearly-indicated. May 29, 2023 by Pierre. You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve. Thanks to Pan. Set by: Chandler. developing, of A GAP UNDER RO(A)D 11: H<>IFI: Sound system starts to hum; it’s fairly irritating (4) / first letters, or starts, of ‘Hum Its Fairly Irritating’: 13:. 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. Thanks to Philistine. Quiptic crossword No 1,227 Published: 21 May 2023 . You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve puzzles online together. . Newer Puzzles >>> The Guardian is one of the world’s leading English. Quiptic 1,227 by Hectence. A typical offering from Armonie. A typically entertaining puzzle from a long-time favourite in this slot. A good Quiptic-level puzzle, with mostly straightforward constructions and nothing too obscure. Set by: Kite. 12: SIZEABLE; ZEA (= maize) + B[readth] all in SILE – one of the few common words (though not the spelling I would use), but a tricky wordplay: I couldn’t remember ZEA and so this was one of my last entries despite the. Quick crossword No 16,581. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. This is one of those cryptic defs that might really be a double def depending on how loose a definition one expects for one part. Quiptic Genius Speedy Everyman Azed More Crosswords. And Paul’s awesome crossword utility automatically parses the (relaunched) Guardian site’s PDF once again which is nice too. November 2023. 14. My first blog of a new year crossword is a duel with Nestor. May 22, 2023 by Widdersbel. 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. ) Slow to get started, but the pace quickened towards the finish (maybe it was the late night last night). May 29, 2023 by Pierre. (a bugbear of mine), I can’t find much to fault in this very enjoyable puzzle. Quiptic crossword No 1,207. 12a Never heard of this 2d Ditto 24d Didn’t get it but agree very cleverA great puzzle this: some splendidly misleading definitions, plus a smattering of general knowledge (not everyone’s cup of tea, I know, but certainly mine) and a few beautiful charades. The ever-reliable Hectence provides our entertainment today. A well-clued and straightforward puzzle from Hectence today, with only a couple of clues falling into the more difficult category. Clearly clued and with concise and meaningful surface readings. Quiptic 1,225 by Pasquale. Speedy 1441 <<< Older Puzzles. 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. 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. The setter is asking you to ‘distribute’ the letters AID in a random way ‘through’ the letters C, N and D. A pleasant and easy outing with Rosa. Sun 2 May 2021 19. A good deal (4) 8. Some tricky clues here. 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. 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. Guardian Quiptic 1,034/Hectence. Speedy, Everyman and Azed Email observer. Across; 1: TYPE – dd: 3: PINCUSHION – CHOPINUSIN*. Today’s Cryptics. 1a, 25a, 2d, 4d, 6d amused me especially. Quiptic 596/Hectence. Quiptic crossword No 1,227. June 19, 2023 at 2:39 pm . An enjoyable and relatively gentle end to the week. Quiptic 1227. Read more >> Categories Guardian Quiptic 39 Comments. Across: 1. A lovely cinematic experience from Brummie today. 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. 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. Free crosswords that can be completed online by mobile, tablet and desktop, and are printable. I think that’s a good idea actually, with the caveat that what is one person’s tricky crossword can be another’s easy one and vice versa – although in general, it’s certainly possible to grade them in that way. Quiptic Genius Speedy Everyman Azed News. * = anagram < = reversed. 26d was also yet to yield itself. The SE corner was tricky to unravel, the rest of the answers fell into place without hiccups though the wordplay took more time to work out. Quick crossword No 16,581. 9 Run-down property due proper reconstruction DOER UPPER (DUE PROPER)* with ‘reconstruction’ as the. Thanks to Carpathian for the puzzle. Abbreviations. As it is the last Wednesday of the month, one would expect to find Crosophile standing in for Dac. Thanks to Pan. I think the puzzle is a mixed bag. 00 EDT. Across entries in the two top and bottom rows, and down entries in the four left and right columns had an extra letter in the wordplay not entered in the grid. Sun 25 Jun 2023 19. Also, it turns out, some of the bars and borders were missing from the published grid, which is a shame. Learn how your comment data is processed. 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. Print | Accessible version. Guardian Quiptic 1,072/Pan. 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. You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve puzzles online together. Hard in places as you’d expect, for a change Filbert has included a helpful Nina, the outside columns read HELPFUL LETTERS although they weren’t particularly helpful until late in the solve, thanks Filbert. His or her initial offering seems a mixed bag. Got most of the rhs out but the lhs was mainly blank. Nice misdirection with ‘small pad’ seeming to reference a bedsit: 10: EARHOLE – E + A + ROLE around H. ACROSS. (accident and emergency, so “hospital department”). The usual cryptic definitions galore as one expects from this setter. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. RIP Liz Geear. Newer Puzzles >>> The Guardian is one of the world’s leading English-language newspaper websites along with its sister papers, The Observer and The Guardian Weekly. Most of the people in old country (6) THE excluding the last letter (mostly) E + RACE (people). A bhisti is an Indian water-carrier, as was Gunga Din in Kipling’s poem: 6. 6 Ten made to run around without information, forgetting disorder. And one I know nothing about. You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve puzzles online together. Click here to access the print version. ALUM A LUM[p]. April 2023. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. Top puzzle, that. Read more >> Quiptic 1,229 by Anto June 5, 2023 by Quirister Our Quiptic puzzle is from Anto today. AMPUTEES: People like Nelson meet up. (e) T(R)IE – not totally sure about the def here, but couldn’t make any other TRI? answer make more sense. Tue 27 Jun 2023 19. Top puzzle, that. This type of clue is one of the reasons that many solvers don’t appreciate Anto’s efforts at compiling a. 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. Set by: Pan. )E (b) HIEROGRAMMATE – (rag Rome)* in him, ate = worried. The usual smattering of clever and nudge nidge wink wink clues as well. Gaufrid in 1993. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. 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. Quiptic Genius Speedy Everyman Azed More Crosswords. SURTAX: Charge almost certain to prove trying (6) SUR[E] + TAX: 10. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Cryptic crossword No 29,076. S. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Nothing too troublesome, although a tiny grumble for the purists might be he use of “a” in 12 across. Had the same eye sage construction. The only other herald I think I can remember is the something Poursuivant – 9: ALLOPURINOL – all, N in (pour oil)* – an anti-gout drugQuiptic Genius Speedy Everyman Azed More Crosswords. 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. Only my LOI (13d)was new to me. The Guardian. Another meaning is the same as the German word klang – a complex tone. Another fine Quiptic from one of the more recent additions to the setting stable for this slot. Private kills time, having become old (8) OFFS (kills in. : 5: DASYPOD – (DOPY + SAD)<. Quiptic crossword No 1,227. Read more >>Quiptic Genius Speedy Everyman Azed More Crosswords. ) An enjoyable puzzle from Tuesday regular Phssthpok, with a couple at the end taking slightly longer. An insertion of SS for the ‘borders’ of ‘stupendous’ in BLOOMS. Which is not the first time this has happened, and is annoying. I can see why there was a little confusion about 6 Down. The original blogger couldn’t make it on time, so it’s me again. 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. Favourites were 13ac, 17ac, 1dn, 2dn, 15dn, and 18dn. There are some lovely surfaces: I liked the baddie having a moment of self-doubt in 13a, the rather exciting international match in 17a, the self. Quiptic crossword No 1,227. Defn:. 31ac is being too clever for it’s own good, I feel. CAPONS – CAP (EU policy) + ON (on) + S (small). When there’s something special going on in the world around us, the FT has its very own crossword specialist to present us a reminder: Gaff. Constant criticism curtailed at parting (6)The Don provides this morning's FT puzzle. Monday Prize Crossword on 17 May 2010 Once again, a gentle start to the week with the maestro of the slick and smooth clues. 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. Sat 25 Nov 2023 19. Financial Times Guardian Independent. Everything is of a high standard. Across. Solving time: about an hour. You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve. Speedy crossword No 1,467. Categories Guardian Quiptic 13 Comments. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. Quite a delightful morning exercise which did not trouble me at all except 23A but help was very quickly forthcoming. Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 21, 2015. Come Into Force by Apt. Poins today. Makes a change. Good morning, Quiptic crossworders. 9a and 7d seem rather appropriate words to be clued by anagrams, and 2d has a delightfully odd surface. Read more >> Guardian Quiptic 1,228/Matilda May 29, 2023. 00 EDT. Tue 27 Jun 2023 19. It’s TRIO as. Does “by air” really = “in flight”? 10: TAKE ON dd: 12: SPRAT dd: 13: SOLITAIRE dd: 14: ANIMUS I’M (I am) in AN US (American): 16: GAROTTE dd Generally a dd involves two senses of the defined word. crosser. Most probably the last photo taken of him. 00 EDT. . A much welcome setter gives us a delectable offering to spice up our Fridays. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. Quiptic 1,229 by Anto. Clearly clued and with concise and meaningful surface readings. I can’t make a connection (there probably is one) to the numerical answers: hundred and one, thousand, and eleven. Quiptic crossword No 1,221. HUMBER: 8 doubt expressed before using most of federal capital (6) HUM + BER[N] (capital of the Swiss. Independent 9064/Hob. Cranbrook, BC V1C 3S6. June 19, 2023 May 21, 2023 by Kitty. April 25, 2023 at 11:28 am . Across. 8 Princess cut by a bit of rig in which one gets the chop? KARATE An insertion of A and R in KATE. Solving time, 41 mins. Angela Brazil was (or indeed is) famous for her schoolgirl stories: 6. A typically entertaining puzzle from a long-time favourite in this slot. “You get an ology, you’re a scientist! 11: INCONNU – (CON in INN) + U. TIP-OFF: Depression over rotten clue (3-3) Reverse of PIT (depression) + OFF: 4. It took a bit of teasing out, I can tell you. AMPUTEES: People like Nelson meet up. Solving time – about 7 mins. (xxxx)* anagram. for “fellow”) contained in ( found in) NEST (a home/a place where, say, an insect breeds or shelters). You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve puzzles online together. I put a tick against about half of the answers, but my favourites were 2dn and 26ac. 10: A TAR + AXIA[l] – defined as the noun ‘calm’. Learn how your comment data is processed. Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 10, 2018 I am liking Redshank more and more. Hectence has been doing Quiptics for quite a few years now, I think, and is very good at them, though I. You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve puzzles online together. Across 1. You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve puzzles online together. com For technical problems email userhelp@theguardian. 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:. VENTRILOQUISTS must have been a hard word to clue. 00 EST. I had only one minor quibble (see HYENA) below, but some of the other clues were inspired. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. 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. Set by: Guy. Quiptic Genius Speedy Everyman Azed More. Speedy, Everyman and Azed Email observer. I put a tick against about half of the answers, but my favourites were 2dn and 26ac. A PDF of the crossword can be found here Exit 1 @ York 2018, for the interactive version look here and Pick Your Own. Thank you. I haven’t had chance to see who the compiler is yet, although it seems a bit easier than some of the recent monday puzzles. Good puzzle with flashes of wit. Learn how your comment data is processed. The last IoS offering of 2019 brings us a themed crossword – unusual for this slot, but an entertaining puzzle from Kairos, which required a bit of headscratching in a couple of places. As ever lots of cryptic and double definitions as is Dante/Rufus’s style. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. A minor blemish on a lovely Quiptic, thanks C & s. May 21, 2023. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. A puzzle by our Editor this week, starting with the preamble: Answers to 17 clues are too short for the allowed space, and must be entered leaving one or more cells empty; solvers must shade the empty cells, and add one clue number to the grid, to complete a representation of the theme. Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 21, 2015. You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve puzzles online together. Many thanks to Exit (who is one of the (Independent) regulars at Fifteensquared). Gaufrid – October 2018. 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. Quick crossword No 16,664. Quiptic crossword No 1,227. A web-only, cryptic puzzle for beginners and those in a hurry. anagrind = anagram indicator. Very enjoyable crossword from Bradman as always. Quiptic 1,221 by Hectence. Wondered if there was a date-specific reason for this, but cannot see a theme. Monday Prize Crossword / Sep 19, 2016. Not a difficult puzzle at all to get you started in another new week. 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. The one you know about also means the cry of birds such as geese. Independent 10,365 by Monk. Solving time: 14:15. A good one for less experienced solvers, I think; for this reason I’ve tried to give full explanations.