@guineverecryptic.bsky.social 14a in the Quiptic today is very good IMHO. I solved it on the cross letters, but I've now gone back and worked out the parsing.
Whole grid finished.
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/q...
Whole grid finished.
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/q...
Quiptic crossword No 1,355
Quiptic crossword No 1,355
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:59 AM
@guineverecryptic.bsky.social 14a in the Quiptic today is very good IMHO. I solved it on the cross letters, but I've now gone back and worked out the parsing.
Whole grid finished.
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/q...
Whole grid finished.
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/q...
...or maybe the Quiptic? www.theguardian.com/crosswords/s...
Quiptic | The Guardian
<p>A web-only, cryptic puzzle for beginners and those in a hurry. It is published on theguardian.com every Sunday</p>
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
...or maybe the Quiptic? www.theguardian.com/crosswords/s...
If you ever wanted to get into cryptic crosswords but didn't know a way in... this was me a few months ago!
But @v21.bsky.social intro'd me to Minute Cryptic, then @martinpi.bsky.social & I started doing Guardian Quick Cryptic (where they explain the conventions), then Quiptic, & now full Cryptic
But @v21.bsky.social intro'd me to Minute Cryptic, then @martinpi.bsky.social & I started doing Guardian Quick Cryptic (where they explain the conventions), then Quiptic, & now full Cryptic
October 10, 2025 at 12:20 PM
If you ever wanted to get into cryptic crosswords but didn't know a way in... this was me a few months ago!
But @v21.bsky.social intro'd me to Minute Cryptic, then @martinpi.bsky.social & I started doing Guardian Quick Cryptic (where they explain the conventions), then Quiptic, & now full Cryptic
But @v21.bsky.social intro'd me to Minute Cryptic, then @martinpi.bsky.social & I started doing Guardian Quick Cryptic (where they explain the conventions), then Quiptic, & now full Cryptic
"Quiptic" - full of one-liners?!
September 28, 2025 at 10:34 AM
"Quiptic" - full of one-liners?!
Today's Grauniad Quiptic crossword all done!
Quiptic crossword No 1,349 www.theguardian.com/crosswords/q...
Quiptic crossword No 1,349 www.theguardian.com/crosswords/q...
Quiptic crossword No 1,349
Quiptic crossword No 1,349
www.theguardian.com
September 28, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Today's Grauniad Quiptic crossword all done!
Quiptic crossword No 1,349 www.theguardian.com/crosswords/q...
Quiptic crossword No 1,349 www.theguardian.com/crosswords/q...
Head cold has slowed me down finishing today's Grauniad Quiptic Crossword... But all done
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/q...
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/q...
Quiptic crossword No 1,348
Quiptic crossword No 1,348
www.theguardian.com
September 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Head cold has slowed me down finishing today's Grauniad Quiptic Crossword... But all done
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/q...
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/q...
There is s separate list for QC, Quiptic and Genius - the figure of 91 covers daily puzzles only; there are several more, Dice included of course, who are in one or more of those series, swelling the total to well over 100.
September 21, 2025 at 7:29 AM
There is s separate list for QC, Quiptic and Genius - the figure of 91 covers daily puzzles only; there are several more, Dice included of course, who are in one or more of those series, swelling the total to well over 100.
Just finished today's Grauniad Quiptic crossword
Quiptic crossword No 1,347 www.theguardian.com/crosswords/q...
Quiptic crossword No 1,347 www.theguardian.com/crosswords/q...
Quiptic crossword No 1,347
Quiptic crossword No 1,347
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Just finished today's Grauniad Quiptic crossword
Quiptic crossword No 1,347 www.theguardian.com/crosswords/q...
Quiptic crossword No 1,347 www.theguardian.com/crosswords/q...
Everyman done, Quiptic done, at this rate I'm going to have to do some housework. Wait I see a sudoku. As you were folks
September 7, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Everyman done, Quiptic done, at this rate I'm going to have to do some housework. Wait I see a sudoku. As you were folks
I don’t think there is anything really comparable to be honest. Guardian Quiptic is meant to be a step between the two but I’d say it was variable as to how much it was. Times Quick Cryptic generally (don’t look at yesterday’s!) is more consistently at that level but you do have to pay for that :-(
August 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I don’t think there is anything really comparable to be honest. Guardian Quiptic is meant to be a step between the two but I’d say it was variable as to how much it was. Times Quick Cryptic generally (don’t look at yesterday’s!) is more consistently at that level but you do have to pay for that :-(
live now streaming the regulars + an @avcx.bsky.social cryptic from @elisecorbin.bsky.social & owen bergstein (ed. by @naytnaytnayt.bsky.social), a quiptic by steve mossberg and a turtle on green
www.twitch.tv/crossweirdtv
www.twitch.tv/crossweirdtv
August 22, 2025 at 1:09 AM
live now streaming the regulars + an @avcx.bsky.social cryptic from @elisecorbin.bsky.social & owen bergstein (ed. by @naytnaytnayt.bsky.social), a quiptic by steve mossberg and a turtle on green
www.twitch.tv/crossweirdtv
www.twitch.tv/crossweirdtv
Quiptic bollocks would be a suitable title. Anyone suggesting Quiptic Blah will be unfollowed. 🤬
August 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Quiptic bollocks would be a suitable title. Anyone suggesting Quiptic Blah will be unfollowed. 🤬
It takes practice… and sometimes guesswork. The Guardian site has a “Quick Cryptic” & a “Quiptic” - both (usually) easier than the normal cryptic.
All are accessible (no paywall) on their site
www.theguardian.com/crosswords
All are accessible (no paywall) on their site
www.theguardian.com/crosswords
Crosswords | Online and free | The Guardian
Free crosswords that can be completed online by mobile, tablet and desktop, and are printable. Daily easy, quick and cryptic crosswords puzzles.
www.theguardian.com
August 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
It takes practice… and sometimes guesswork. The Guardian site has a “Quick Cryptic” & a “Quiptic” - both (usually) easier than the normal cryptic.
All are accessible (no paywall) on their site
www.theguardian.com/crosswords
All are accessible (no paywall) on their site
www.theguardian.com/crosswords
Start off with the gentler one's like the Times Quick Cryptic (paywalled unfortunately) or the weekly quiptic from the Guardian. If you're an absolute beginner the quick cryptics are a good olace to learn.
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/s...
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/s...
Quick cryptic | The Guardian
Latest news, sport, business, comment, analysis and reviews from the Guardian, the world's leading liberal voice
www.theguardian.com
August 14, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Start off with the gentler one's like the Times Quick Cryptic (paywalled unfortunately) or the weekly quiptic from the Guardian. If you're an absolute beginner the quick cryptics are a good olace to learn.
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/s...
www.theguardian.com/crosswords/s...
My first stab at a Quiptic proved surprisingly popular. So here’s another.
All the usual thanks to @mycrossword.co.uk
#Quiptic #crossword
www.mycrossword.co.uk/quick/280
All the usual thanks to @mycrossword.co.uk
#Quiptic #crossword
www.mycrossword.co.uk/quick/280
Quick crossword No 280 · MyCrossword
Solve Quick crossword No 280 on MyCrossword. 13x13 grid with 28 clues by Coot. Published Sat 9 Aug 2025. Features annotated solutions. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
August 9, 2025 at 6:35 AM
My first stab at a Quiptic proved surprisingly popular. So here’s another.
All the usual thanks to @mycrossword.co.uk
#Quiptic #crossword
www.mycrossword.co.uk/quick/280
All the usual thanks to @mycrossword.co.uk
#Quiptic #crossword
www.mycrossword.co.uk/quick/280
Thanks Coot! Got your quiptic to have a go at later myself
July 28, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Thanks Coot! Got your quiptic to have a go at later myself
Pitch-perfect quiptic - great introduction to cryptic crosswords… recommended!
Apropos of very little, I thought I’d try my hand at a Quiptic. Interested to see what folk think.
www.mycrossword.co.uk/quick/273
Thanks as always to @mycrossword.co.uk
#crossword #nottootricky
www.mycrossword.co.uk/quick/273
Thanks as always to @mycrossword.co.uk
#crossword #nottootricky
Quick crossword No 273 · MyCrossword
Solve Quick crossword No 273 on MyCrossword. 13x13 grid with 28 clues by Coot. Published Sat 26 Jul 2025. Features annotated solutions. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
July 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Pitch-perfect quiptic - great introduction to cryptic crosswords… recommended!
Apropos of very little, I thought I’d try my hand at a Quiptic. Interested to see what folk think.
www.mycrossword.co.uk/quick/273
Thanks as always to @mycrossword.co.uk
#crossword #nottootricky
www.mycrossword.co.uk/quick/273
Thanks as always to @mycrossword.co.uk
#crossword #nottootricky
Quick crossword No 273 · MyCrossword
Solve Quick crossword No 273 on MyCrossword. 13x13 grid with 28 clues by Coot. Published Sat 26 Jul 2025. Features annotated solutions. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
July 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Apropos of very little, I thought I’d try my hand at a Quiptic. Interested to see what folk think.
www.mycrossword.co.uk/quick/273
Thanks as always to @mycrossword.co.uk
#crossword #nottootricky
www.mycrossword.co.uk/quick/273
Thanks as always to @mycrossword.co.uk
#crossword #nottootricky
Speculation that "Alia" - new Quiptic setter yesterday - may be Halpern. Based on 1) 4-letter pseudonym 2) Alia being Paul's sister in Dune. Plausible. Anyone got any inside gen? #GuardianCrossword
June 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Speculation that "Alia" - new Quiptic setter yesterday - may be Halpern. Based on 1) 4-letter pseudonym 2) Alia being Paul's sister in Dune. Plausible. Anyone got any inside gen? #GuardianCrossword
i do dabble in both the quick cryptic and quiptic - it is the latter that tends to stump me. specifically when Anto is the setter...
June 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
i do dabble in both the quick cryptic and quiptic - it is the latter that tends to stump me. specifically when Anto is the setter...
I've completed Guardian Quiptic Crossword 1335 in 10 mins and 52 secs. Get the Andoid app here play.google.com/store/apps/d...
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June 22, 2025 at 4:55 AM
I've completed Guardian Quiptic Crossword 1335 in 10 mins and 52 secs. Get the Andoid app here play.google.com/store/apps/d...
Guardian Quiptic 1333: Cleaner, someone despondent keeping quiet (6)"
Answer is Mopper. I can see "Cleaner" is the definition and that "someone despondent" is a moper, but I don't understand where this second P comes from
Answer is Mopper. I can see "Cleaner" is the definition and that "someone despondent" is a moper, but I don't understand where this second P comes from
June 17, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Guardian Quiptic 1333: Cleaner, someone despondent keeping quiet (6)"
Answer is Mopper. I can see "Cleaner" is the definition and that "someone despondent" is a moper, but I don't understand where this second P comes from
Answer is Mopper. I can see "Cleaner" is the definition and that "someone despondent" is a moper, but I don't understand where this second P comes from
Yup, I’ve started on Quick Cryptic. Can usually finish that by the end of Saturday and spend the rest of the week working on the Quiptic. I’ve got about 3 more clues done since getting the D-word. My favourite thing is staring at a clue for hours, then glancing at it later and getting it immediately
May 25, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Yup, I’ve started on Quick Cryptic. Can usually finish that by the end of Saturday and spend the rest of the week working on the Quiptic. I’ve got about 3 more clues done since getting the D-word. My favourite thing is staring at a clue for hours, then glancing at it later and getting it immediately
I quite like the double instruction but I would have probably added an "inside" for the Quiptic in this case.
I remember Paul did something similar with "lubricated" meaning "covered with OIL"
I remember Paul did something similar with "lubricated" meaning "covered with OIL"
May 12, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I quite like the double instruction but I would have probably added an "inside" for the Quiptic in this case.
I remember Paul did something similar with "lubricated" meaning "covered with OIL"
I remember Paul did something similar with "lubricated" meaning "covered with OIL"
It took me a while to get that. First thought is that it doesn't belong in a Quiptic.
Second thought is that I'd want a QM at least for that construction.
Still undecided on whether it's a good clue in the wrong place or just a bit iffy all round.
Second thought is that I'd want a QM at least for that construction.
Still undecided on whether it's a good clue in the wrong place or just a bit iffy all round.
May 12, 2025 at 10:47 AM
It took me a while to get that. First thought is that it doesn't belong in a Quiptic.
Second thought is that I'd want a QM at least for that construction.
Still undecided on whether it's a good clue in the wrong place or just a bit iffy all round.
Second thought is that I'd want a QM at least for that construction.
Still undecided on whether it's a good clue in the wrong place or just a bit iffy all round.