We found it to be something of a Curate’s Egg of a puzzle – some clues were write-ins, but others seemed to be very convoluted. I found this difficult, and ended up cheating on four of the clues: 15a REBUILD, 22a SALTED, 5d NO JUNK MAIL and 16d LISTENER. Guardian Quiptic 1,234/Pasquale. Across; 1, 26, 14: THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK cd In the third part of Dumas’s famous trilogy, the prisoner is the identical twin of Louis XIV: 4: ANAGRAMS NAG (woman finding fault) inside ARAM[i]S (a musketeer from the first part of the aforementioned trilogy): 9: INTER dd San Siro is home to both of the rivals AC Milan and Inter: 10:. Nice concise clues with some great surfaces; I laughed at the reminder of an old car in 11a, the mum on a girls’ holiday in 27a, and various sporting references. Guardian Quiptic 1,230/Pasquale. Most of the plays, movies and people mentioned are famous enough to be included in a standard crossword, but there are a couple of more obscure ones which are easy to identify due to tight cluing and via the. 2,664 ‘Eightsome Reels’. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. August 9, 2021 by Pierre. Windsurfer has provided this week’s Thursday solve. . Mon 16 Aug 2021. On that basis, some have suggested that he’s not really a good fit for the Quiptic slot; their opinion will probably be. Solving time: 20’ The recent setters table on this site has had me wondering about the Ximenean vs. Quiptic crossword No 1,237. Sun 3 Sep 2006 19. Guardian Quiptic 680/Orlando. Print | Accessible version. A brilliant stunner of an FT challenge!! Wanderer – If you are reading this, take a bow! I dont think I can adequately extol the attributes of this puzzle but suffices to say that I shall eagerly await more grids from this setter. 5 Stupendous borders edged with flowers and yet more flowers. Thanks to Paul. Across: 1. 2,664 ‘Eightsome Reels’. Another Phi-day or Friday and another puzzle with no complaints, as far as we are concerned, apart from 12d. Plenty of cryptic defs and anagrams from Rufus as usual, but only a few double defs. Couple of unresolved issues at 12across and 24across ( )* = anagram < = reverse [ ] = omitted dd = double definition. Guardian Quiptic 1235 Anto. Guardian Quiptic 1,150/Carpathian. Quiptic crossword No 1,035. As usual Hectence gives us a slightly tricky Quiptic, but an enjoyable one. 2,664 ‘Eightsome Reels’. Perhaps towards the trickier end of the Quiptic range, but with some more straightforward clues to get started. This particular puzzle was made slightly less tractable than usual by the absence – in my edition of the paper at least – of any rubric to denote that the bracketed numbers in several clues were thematic shorthand. cd cryptic definition. 1 Computer equipment dances behind tug TRACKERBALLS(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEAR Monday FT Prize Crossword on 15 December 2008 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram. A fairly rare Thursday outing for Flimsy, and a solid, well-rounded puzzle. I suppose the kindest thing I could say about this puzzle is that it probably provides a gentle introduction to daily cryptic crosswords for the novice. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. Picked up self-satisfied mood (4) VEIN : Homophone of ( Picked up) “vain” (self-satisfied/to be proud about oneself). You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve puzzles online together. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles. Everyman No 4,003. Paul sets the challenge this morning – and I found it quite a tough one. Excellent. We may not be able to cover every day of the week as we don’t yet have enough volunteers but hopefully this will change in the near future. You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve puzzles online together. Sun 19 Mar 2023 20. Guardian Quiptic 1235 Anto; Independent on Sunday 1,742 by Hoskins; Azed No. Ratings and reviews for 1235 Balmoral Road, Victoria. March 2, 2015 by Pierre. Chandler provides our Quiptic challenge today. A cat themed puzzle this week. 1A, 13A, 6D), some clues that I found challenging (mostly in the top-right) and. October 4, 2021 October 4, 2021 by Pierre. 2,664 ‘Eightsome Reels’. Guardian Quiptic 1,216/Anto. Sun 28 Mar 2021 19. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 15 I consider this an outstanding puzzle by Mudd. 2,664 ‘Eightsome Reels’. 00 EDT. The Guardian. Here are the answers to the Quiptic 1235 in the The Guardian on July 17, 2023. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve puzzles online together. Print | Accessible version. Long perimeter clues particularly nifty and the device used in 18a is classic . 00 EST. Sun 3 Sep 2006 19. Quiptic crossword No 35. Older Newer. toil and trouble indeed! The rubric read: Each row and each column is referenced by either of two letters – A or B, C or D, etc. We’re standing in for Pierre today and this is the first Quiptic we’ve blogged. Quiptic crossword No 935. fax: + 61 2 9287 0303 . 00 EST. There were quite a few clues that I really did like, 12ac and 5d being prime examples of very smooth surfaces. Guardian Quiptic 1235 Anto; Independent on Sunday 1,742 by Hoskins; Azed No. June 19, 2023 by Oriel. It’s the vernal equinox and from here, at least, it seems that spring might be on the way. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. The puzzle is available here. Financial Times 17,470 by SLORMGORM. You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve puzzles online together. 5Guardian Quiptic 1235 Anto; Independent on Sunday 1,742 by Hoskins; Azed No. Learn how your comment data is processed. Independent 9513/Silvanus. Liked the rap y, reminded me of the sign writer putting Psycho the Rapist on the shrink’s door. Print | Accessible version. Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 12 As most of you may know, John Graham (a. Guardian Quiptic 1235 Anto; Independent on Sunday 1,742 by Hoskins; Azed No. A charade of BIT (‘part’) plus U (British film certification, ‘for all to see’) plus MEN (‘fellows’). Print | Accessible version. Quiptic Genius Speedy Everyman Azed More Crosswords. June 5, 2023 by Quirister. Set by: Beale. 00 EDT. 2,664 ‘Eightsome Reels’. Only decided to do this just now. Print | Accessible version. Mercifully, apart from one or two answers, apparently no. Guardian Quiptic 1235 Anto; Independent on Sunday 1,742 by Hoskins; Azed No. 00 EST. The rubric is clear: ten answers, having something in common, are encrypted using a 26-letter phrase, the nth letter of which replaces the nth letter of the alphabet. Across 1. Set by: Bartland. Guardian Quiptic 1235 Anto; Independent on Sunday 1,742 by Hoskins; Azed No. Guardian Quiptic 1235 Anto; Independent on Sunday 1,742 by Hoskins; Azed No. Print | Accessible version. Sun 6 Jun 2021. email: capitalmarkets@linkmarketservices. Quick crossword No 11,335. Much more like it for the Quiptic, thanks to Carpathian and scchua. 00 EDT. dd double definition. The NE corner kept me at bay for most part. June 19, 2023 at 2:39 pm . 10 Brings in twigs (8). August 9, 2021 by Pierre. You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve puzzles online together. Number a town that’s owned by a bulldog (8): TENACITY: A charade of TEN (‘number’) plus ‘a’ plus CITY (‘town’). A pleasant serving from Mudd, thanks to whom for setting a grid which escaped qualification as neither a cakewalk nor a mind-bender. To lard can mean to stuff. : 17: THERMOS – (MOTHER’S)*: 18: INDIANA – This has to be right, clearly, but I’m not quite sure why. You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve puzzles online together. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. There were a few obscure words in the completed grid which left us wondering! Solving time: 18:46, two mistakes (16ac and 6dn) Very good this week, I thought, and maybe a little harder than usual. Thank you. October 2, 2023 by Pierre. Sun 26 Feb 2023 19. There were some carefully-constructed clues in this Quiptic from Anto, but as so often with this setter, a number of imprecisions which would have made it harder – and more frustrating – for those in the ‘beginners’ category. Print | Accessible version. 5 baths, 2417 sq. Very enjoyable, I thought. October 10, 2022 by scchua. It would be a very suitable Quiptic. phone: 1800 703 344 . My second new opponent in consecutive blogs – the FT editor must be broadening his church further still in 2011. Newer solvers will no doubt confirm or deny this hypothesis. There were a few obscure words in the completed grid which left us wondering!Solving time: 18:46, two mistakes (16ac and 6dn) Very good this week, I thought, and maybe a little harder than usual. crosswords​@theguardian. 7 Energetic group, one out to make mischief (8) BUSYBODY =”one out to make mischief”. Sharp and fiendish fare – can anyone explain 1across? Read more >>Quiptic 861 by Anto. You’re right about the last Tees puzzle and I’d agree it was an exception – most Tees puzzles are usually fairly easy in a Medium type of way. You can access more than. Across: 1. You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve puzzles online together. I managed most of it ok but came unstuck on 6D due to mis-marking it as 6,9 instead of 5,10. crosswords​@theguardian. email: capitalmarkets@linkmarketservices. Guardian Quiptic 1235 Anto; Independent on Sunday 1,742 by Hoskins; Azed No. ACROSS. . Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 3 I enjoyed this Cinephile puzzle, especially 23A and 1&2D. Everyman No 4,003. Quiptic crossword No 1,218. Quiptic 1235. Guardian Quiptic 1,150/Carpathian. k. It also has a presence in the US and Australia as Guardian US and Guardian Australia. Another challenging puzzle which was also amusing due to the many cleverly crafted definitions. Newer Puzzles >>> The Guardian is one of the world’s leading English-language newspaper websites along with its sister papers,. July 17, 2023 by scchua. 00 EST. Across (1B) Fast food outlet initially lacking music (3,3) (1I) Scientist went on rambling (6) (3A) Workers say nothing in opposition to such corporate guff (10,5)Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. 2,664 ‘Eightsome Reels’. An insertion of SS for the ‘borders’ of ‘stupendous’ in BLOOMS. I found this puzzle of his fairly tricky. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. Contact the crossword editors. I would not say it has any great clues but I do like 6D (ABUT) and the clever clue couplings in 9. Guardian Quiptic 1235 Anto; Independent on Sunday 1,742 by Hoskins. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. 0-0s. Across. 2,664 ‘Eightsome Reels’. A good Quiptic-level puzzle, with mostly straightforward constructions and nothing too obscure. I think I only solved one clue on immediate inspection, but none were so impenetrable as to bring solving momentum to a complete standstill. You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve puzzles online together. gOOGLe* missing one blue letter and one red letter, anagram=new – the letters of the Google logo are coloured: 2 blue, 2 red, 1 green and 1 orange. Quiptic crossword No 1,125. A good Quiptic-level puzzle, with mostly straightforward constructions and nothing too obscure. Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 20. Guardian Quiptic 1235 Anto July 17, 2023 by scchua Thank you to Anto. Daily easy, quick and cryptic crosswords puzzles. Sturdy Tuesday puzzle with smooth surfaces and few surprises Faultless clueing with a couple of good jokes, though some clues seemed oddly familiar. As is the case with his Guardian puzzles, Cinephile (aka Araucaria) often includes a thematic element or array in his FT publications. Print | Accessible version. . Thank you to Anto. 00 EDT. You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve. Quiptic crossword No 1,245. And a bit of biblical stuff as well, which could fall into the same category. Across; 3: SLIMEBALLS (MILES)* AInd: swinging, BALLS (testicles): 10: GODDAMNED (GNONE ADDED – E)* AInd: Deranged. Independent 10,807 by Tees. Sun 1 Jan 2023 19. Across: 1. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. Quiptic crossword No 1,237. Even with a week to think about it there are still a few that I can’t even begin to make sense of, so all in all I can’t say this was a particularly satisfying solve, though others I am sure will feel differently. As of around 7:00am UK time, the Guardian Quiptic 1,246 is not available to blog: the site is still offering Carpathian’s puzzle from last week. 00 EST Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. 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-referential 1d. 2,664 ‘Eightsome Reels’. Across; 1 (MARK)* in WON – “Newmark” (helped out by “Maybe”) to indicate an anagram of MARK is something Guardian solvers will be used to. Categories Guardian Quiptic 12 Comments. ACROSS 1 EMOTED (d) emoted (put lower down) IMO, the biggest luvvy is Sidney Poitier for over. (Italian) after THRO(w) (short “fling”): 6: TOP UP. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. Quiptic crossword No 1,115. Thanks to Crux. Hold the mouse pointer over any clue number to read the clue. May 8, 2023 by Quirister. Steffen. Guardian Quiptic 1235 Anto; Independent on Sunday 1,742 by Hoskins; Azed No. A much-trumpeted centenary today, and a tough challenge to celebrate it. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles. Mon 16 Aug 2021 04. You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve. You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve puzzles online together. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. Well, I’m glad I voluntarily rescheduled my blogging duties from Tues to Wed – as this puzzle was a real humdinger. A couple of downright obscure words in here but on the whole quite amenable given enough time to think about it. Across; 1: S. You always know you are in for a carefully constructed and thoughtfully clued Quiptic when Pasquale is in the saddle. Across 1/28 EPIC POEM [PO (OP=work; “recalled” indicates reversal) in *(PIECE)] + M (=millions); “revised” is anagram indicatorTime on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. [Mrs ginf had a postcard of. ACROSS. May 8, 2017 by Bertandjoyce. 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. He is known to have a strong interest in Wagner. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. Here’s hoping you all had a splendid time over the holidays, and wishing you a very happy and (cruciverbally, at the very least) successful 2012. Set by: Chandler. So, mostly easy-ish. sydney south nsw 1235 . Guardian Quiptic 1235 Anto; Independent on Sunday 1,742 by Hoskins; Azed No. You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve puzzles online together. (Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Guardian Quiptic 1235 Anto; Independent on Sunday 1,742 by Hoskins; Azed No. Klingsor is a fairly regular contributor to the Independent series of daily crosswords. 2,664 ‘Eightsome Reels’. Sun 6 Jun 2021 19. 2,664 ‘Eightsome Reels’. Across. 2,664 ‘Eightsome Reels’. November 20, 2023 by Quirister. Sun 16 Apr 2023 19. Sun 26 Feb 2023 19. Artix is an infrequent setter of Inquisitor puzzles. Today it was 15ac. Guardian Quiptic 1235 Anto; Independent on Sunday 1,742 by Hoskins; Azed No. Shoulder bag, left by a chest, exploded (7) SATCHEL: L after (A CHEST*) 5. cd cryptic. Click search. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. Speedy, Everyman and Azed Email. Top puzzle, that. Cells are indicated by their column, then row. Set by: Guy. 2,664 ‘Eightsome Reels’. Cinephile is back with a beastly puzzle that I enjoyed. Speedy 1449 <<< Older Puzzles. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Sun 16 Jul 2000 19. Clearly clued and with concise and meaningful surface readings. Nothing too taxing for a Bank Holiday and several to raise a smile. Across: 1: NEPHEW: Relative gets a quarter – that’s a relief!: NE (a quarter, the North East) + PHEW (that’s a relief!) 4: SHORT-CUT Bob indicates a more direct route: Double definition The first of these definitions referring to a hairstyle. Sun 14 Feb 2010 19. Quiptic 912 by Anto. Silvanus and I shook hands on Fifteensquared with his debut puzzle a few weeks ago,. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Thanks to him. As of around 7:00am UK time, the Guardian Quiptic 1,246 is not available to blog: the site is. 00 EDT. 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. This is an excellent example of a themed crossword, with every clue having a link to stage and screen. Definitions are underlined in the clues. cad clue as definition. Across; 1: KINGDOM – Richard III being the trader in question: 9: CRYSTAL – C (Camilla initially)+ ST in R[-o]YAL: 10: SKULL – I for U in SKILL: 13: OTHER – (OR THE)* – A nice &lit: 16: FARES – SE + RAF rev. You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve puzzles online together. The Guardian. Our Quiptic puzzle is from Anto today. Across: 1. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. Thank you to Anto. 2,664 ‘Eightsome Reels’. Definitions are underlined in the clues. You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve. 6 Ten made to run around without information, forgetting disorder. Quick crossword No 16,664. Quick, Cryptic, Prize, Quiptic and Genius Email guardian. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. Independent 10,297 by Flitwick. Read more >>Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. Chandler has set a fair Quiptic. Guardian Quiptic 1235 Anto. Quiptic 1,249 by Anto; Independent 11,554 by Tees; Guardian Cryptic 29,208 by Vulcan; Everyman 4,017/15 October; Worth waiting for! Pitched just right for a Quiptic, I reckon – good variety of clues, lovely wordplay, neat surfaces. Quiptic 1,233 by Hectence. Thanks to Phssthpok. Quiptic Genius Speedy Everyman Azed More Crosswords. Read more >>Guardian Quiptic 1235 Anto; Independent on Sunday 1,742 by Hoskins; Azed No. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. Quiptic 1,137 by Hectence. 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. Quiptic crossword No 1,235. Quiptic 1,253 by Bartland. Thank you scchua for your entertaining blog and illustrations. Find the best apartment for you. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. View bed bug and cockroach status. Wagging tails; 1: OUT,HAUL / Luath – the wolfhound belonging to Cúchulainn, an Irish mythological hero. AcrossQuiptic Genius Speedy Everyman Azed More Crosswords. Find below all The Guardian Quiptic Crossword 1235 Answers. July 17, 2023 by scchua. Down (1B) Tutor hurt during school session cut short (7) (1D) Short digital sketch?Chalicea offers us a relatively small (11 x 11) grid, with an extra row BARRED OFF across the top… (Apologies for the late posting of this blog – there have been a few technical issues with the site, and it has taken me a while to log on and finish this off…)Across; 1: GARCONS — CD, Nancy the place in France: 5: SADNESS? — I can’t see this: it looks as if ‘soaps occasionally’ is the alternate letters, so sas, but why ‘swash returning’ leads to dnes, or send reversed, I can’t see. Very tricky in places, with several clues that I couldn’t parse until well after starting to blog. Guardian Quiptic 1235 Anto; Independent on Sunday 1,742 by Hoskins; Azed No. An unusually large number of double definitions this morning, but otherwise the setter demonstrating. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles. Guardian Quiptic 1039 Hectence. Abbreviations. 4 beds, 2. Joyce often tackles the Quiptic if she is eating lunch on her own, so it isn’t the first Quiptic that we have solved! Read more >>The difficulty ratings on the Setters page are obviously a bit fluid but I think they give a good indication of how easy or hard a compiler’s puzzles are most of the time. Dashed hard work for a Tuesday morning including one answer I’ve had to invent. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. 2,664 ‘Eightsome Reels’. 2,664 ‘Eightsome Reels’. You can access more than 15,000 crosswords and sudoku and solve puzzles online together. Guardian Quiptic 1,205 / Carpathian. I’ve always liked redshanks, pretty and raucous little lakeshore potterers that they are, and I’m a big fan of Redshanks, too – and this minor masterpiece is one of his very best. Today’s Cryptics. Guardian Quiptic 1235 Anto; Independent on Sunday 1,742 by Hoskins; Azed No. 00 EDT. This is an extremely popular crossword puzzle in which for sure you will pass some great time and also keep your brain sharp with all the interesting crossword clues found on each day on The Guardian Quiptic Crossword puzzles. But I said that last time I blogged Pasquale, and most folk differed. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. au . Guardian Quiptic 1235 Anto; Independent on Sunday 1,742 by Hoskins; Azed No. Download and try it for free now. Two once in a marriage of three – pervert and nice pair? (5,6) DIANA PRINCE (WONDER WOMAN)Quiptic crossword No 1,224. I had to make an early start on this Pan puzzle this morning, so it might be that my brain was not fully engaged, but I found this a bit chewier than usual from this setter. Print | Accessible version. Thanks to Otterden. Set by: Pan. Quiptic 1,237 by Chandler. Set by: Carpathian. Across; 1, 5: EXCUSE MY FRENCH =”pardonnez-moi” (r[evitalise] c[rêperie] chef sexy menu)* – “nouveau” is french for “new” and indicates the anagramTime 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. The “Eightsome Reels” idea was invented by Azed and pops up from time to time. BLOSSOMS. Time on your hands? Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. . 2,664 ‘Eightsome Reels’. 2,664 ‘Eightsome Reels’. March 27, 2023. It looks as if one-word definitions in. There was one unfamiliar word at 17d, but it’s a very logical name for an unpleasant plant and therefore easy to guess. Quiptic crossword No 989. Every across answer contains two successive Os – except for the first and last, which contain another flourish – in the top one the clue contains “contents of book” i. Another Phi-day or Friday and another puzzle with no complaints, as far as we are concerned, apart from 12d. Sun 28 Mar 2021 19. Print | Accessible version. 10 In French is it spelt without the S? Yes (4) ISLE. Quick crossword No 16,664.