Author: Chris

Happy New Year everyone! Everything seems a bit slow for some reason (!) this morning and today’s crossword was no exception. You may want to wait a bit later than I did and be a … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1256 by Joker”

HO, HO, HOpe you all have a good day/week/year. During the last year it’s been a pleasure to see the progression of lurkers to newbies to old hands, increasing completions and shortening times. I’ve also … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1251 by Joker”

A quick quickie today – I went from top to bottom, latching on to a checker each time. No hold ups (except a pause for reflection on the spelling of 7ac) and sprinted across the … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1246 by Orpheus”

I seem to have made heavy weather of the last few QCs so it was a relief that today’s flew in. 6:16 is very quick for me. 6dn and 21ac were the last to drop … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1241 by Joker”

I really enjoyed today’s puzzle – lots of crinkly parsings and good surfaces but still quick by 15×15 standards. I particularly liked the simple yet chewy 22dn but that was pipped to COD by 15dn.LOI … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1236 by Hurley”

Those breezing through 1ac and 5dn may zoom through this. Less fortunate mortals, like myself, have to piece the rest together bit by bit until every checker is in place for these clues before passing … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1231 by Rongo”

This is more the Izetti of old – when simply the name above the grid would cause a shudder in even the most seasoned blogger. Yes, OK, I’m being too dramatic and it was no-one … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1226 by Izetti”

A very pleasant jaunt through crossword-land today with Flamande – nothing too scary as far as I can see. It took me 8:48 which I suspect will be around a 2 on the Kevinometer. Let … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1221 by Flamande”

Well, that was fun. I finished just shy of 14 minutes which would indicate a difficult QC in any case, but I’m now looking forward to writing the blog to piece together the many bits … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1216 by Howzat”

I found this an interesting and tricky puzzle which I finished in the NW with 1dn then loi 10ac. The letter K makes several appearances and there are some long anagrams. My 13 minutes did … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1211 by Joker”