I found this enjoyable offering from Dangle toward the easier end of the QC spectrum with no uncommon words or complicated wordplay.
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Quick Cryptic 2987 by Peridot
I’m perhaps chancing it here, but I don’t think there will be too many complaints about the difficulty level of this puzzle.
Quick Cryptic 2981 by Mara
After last week’s gentle offering from Oink I was expecting something a bit more difficult and so this proved to be.
Quick Cryptic 2975 by Oink
Few if any obscurities here in today’s puzzle from Oink but challenging enough to be enjoyable.
Quick Cryptic 2933 by Izetti
Izetti in a fairly gentle mood today.
Quick Cryptic 2921 by Hurley – Openly single
You know you’re in for a rough time when 1a and 1d leave you completely at a loss.
Quick Cryptic 2909 by Hurley
I enjoyed this one for its mix of relatively straightforward clues with a few headscratchers to complete the grid.
Quick Cryptic 2897 by Orpheus
For me this was a puzzle that was harder to parse than it was to solve just from the definition and crossing letters.
Quick Cryptic 2885 by Orpheus
A mixture of easier clues and others that needed some thought so about the right level of difficulty for a QC.
Quick Cryptic 2873 by Orpheus
Orpheus provides us with our final QC for 2024.