Mara in very gentle mood today.
Author: Cedric Statherby
Quick Cryptic no 2991 by Hurley
A good challenge from Hurley today, in which it certainly helps to have your anagram hat on.
Quick Cryptic no 2979 by Dangle
Our third puzzle from Dangle, and a chewy enough challenge.
Quick Cryptic no 2973 by Juji
Today we have only the second QC set by Juji, and after a challenging début, the setter appears to have quickly grasped the requirements of a QC.
Quick Cryptic no 2955 by Corelli
Another absolute gem from the store of puzzles left us by Richard Rogan
Quick Cryptic no 2943 by Jalna
I found this a stiff test, and following my solve I would like to coin a new acronym: BTP, or “Biff Then Parse”.
Quick Cryptic no 2931 by Cheeko
A puzzle in which your blogger struggled mightily, especially over the parsing.
Quick Cryptic no 2919 by Felix – X marks the spot
Yet another puzzle from the back catalogue of Richard Rogan gems, and this one was a real sparkler I thought.
Quick Cryptic no 2907 by Shay
Another new setter, Shay, joins the QC roster and, like some of their recent predecessors, kicks off with what I found was quite a tough puzzle.
Quick Cryptic no 2895 by Trelawney
A fairly gentle puzzle from Trelawney in the main, but with a couple of clues that I found required more thought