A steady ten minute solve for this well balanced puzzle at the harder end of the Quickie spectrum in my opinion. Only a couple of words which may be obscure to overseas solvers, unless you … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 339 by Tracy”
Month: June 2015
Times Quick Cryptic Crossword No 338 by Mara
Solving time: Reasonably straightforward A nice puzzle with clues to make you smile, the mark of a good puzzle, so that solving it doesn’t feel a chore. I didn’t find anything too taxing, although the … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic Crossword No 338 by Mara”
26134 Having a great hair day.
A painstaking 16.12 for this likeable if not terribly demanding number, which contrives to be my second running with no “hidden” clue (other than 9d, of course – see comments below) , no soundalike clue, … Read more “26134 Having a great hair day.”
Times 26133 – posh French ladies
At last a regular Wednesday with a medium difficulty modern puzzle, no relics from 1963 or 1981 to burn out my little grey cells or expose my lack of literary knowledge. Around 80% was done … Read more “Times 26133 – posh French ladies”
Quick Cryptic Number 337 by Joker
This was entertaining and on the easy side. A few easy-to-get chemical symbols, enough anagrams, and some chuckles along the way – thanks setter! A couple needed sorting out for the blog after the event, … Read more “Quick Cryptic Number 337 by Joker”
Times Cryptic – 26132
There were a lot of very easy clues here so it was quite late in the proceedings that I realised I would have difficulty finishing off because I simply didn’t know the term at 6dn … Read more “Times Cryptic – 26132”
Quick Cryptic No 336 by Orpheus
A very enjoyable outing as an easy start turned into more of a challenge on the right hand side. 11 minutes makes this easy-medium and I enjoyed some of the clues especially COD 2dn. LOI … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 336 by Orpheus”
Times 26131 – Me, I’m blaming the set-up
Similar to Verlaine on this one, with one wrong. I may have taken a little longer, though, with half of my 47 minutes being taken up by a very tricky NW corner. Now to discover … Read more “Times 26131 – Me, I’m blaming the set-up”
Quick Cryptic 335 by Izetti
On this day in 1856, H. Rider Haggard was born. Haggard wrote arguably the most popular book in Crosswordland, the adventure novel She. It’s definitely worth remembering for beginners, along with its counterparts in other … Read more “Quick Cryptic 335 by Izetti”
Sunday Times 4646 by Jeff Pearce
I came to this with an almighty hangover, which explains what turned out to be a relatively (to others on the leaderboard) sluggish time of 12:23 for an easy puzzle. Many of these clues are … Read more “Sunday Times 4646 by Jeff Pearce”