Every clue was gettable, though some took effort to bring to mind. Those who were on their game should be reporting fast times.
Month: November 2022
Quick Cryptic 2274 by Jalna
An interesting mix of the gentle and the chewy
Times Cryptic No 28457 — Pass the pie
28:29, which suggests I found this difficult, though I imagine most of you will have found this gentle for a Friday. I think I was off the wavelength: most of the answers were easier than I was trying to get them to be.
Around here we are all enjoying Thanksgiving festivities. I’m trying to eat human-sized portions, and generally succeeding.
Times 28456 – If you 13 on a 4 does it make a 1ac?
Time taken: 10:00, which I think is the first time I’ve recorded such an even time. I thought it was going to take a while, since a first run through the across clues didn’t yield … Read more “Times 28456 – If you 13 on a 4 does it make a 1ac?”
Times Quick Cryptic No 2273 by Beck
Well welcome to a brand-new setter, Beck, who has given us a very gentle opening QC which took me less than 10 minutes to crack…
Times Quick Cryptic No 2272 by Felix
A satisfying mix of easy and difficult clues in this offering from Felix.
Times 28455 – an eighty twenty thing?
A fine puzzle with a Greek flavour, with many easy clues and a few trickier ones. 4d made me laugh, too.
Times Quick Cryptic No 2271 by Teazel
Today it’s my turn to stand in for our regular blogger Chris who is still on his travels. I nearly came to a 1A in this QC from Teazel where I got stuck in the SE corner for too long. In retrospect I don’t think there was anything too difficult, but how did you find it? Thank-you Teazel.
Times Cryptic 28454
Once again I took a while to get a foothold but the author at 1ac was amongst my first two or three answers and that helped enormously.
Times Saturday Quick Cryptics?
At the recent Sloggers and Betters event in York I had a chat with Mick Hodgkin, the Times Puzzles Editor. We talked about the lack of a Quick Cryptic Crossword on a Saturday and he explained the problem was one of space. But he asked a question, “Would people be happy if there was a Saturday Quick Cryptic which was only available online?” So what do you think? Answers as comments to this post please. [Update 23/11 : I have now emailed Mick and included a link to this post and its responses].